Fitzroy Falls, Australia Trip (Day 6)

21st Feb 2019, Thursday

Woke up late today and step mum was already preparing breakfast outside. We had breakfast and got ready for our adventure today. We decided to go visit Fitzroy Falls which was nearer to our cottage. So we headed out and it was really foggy when we reached the park entrance. It was raining slightly too and the ground was wet. The car park fee costs AUD$4 for the whole day and we headed into the park. Luckily the fall lookout was 200 metres away from the visitor centre and we walked out to see the falls. It was cold outside but we were not able to see anything, even the falls cos it was too foggy. We only managed to catch a glimpse of the falls at the corner from the lookout.

Giant Spider in the visitor centre

Fitzroy Falls (too foggy)

Giant tree

2nd Breakfast

After that, we walked back to the cafe and bought some food for snacks. We also wanted to wait and see if the fog will clear away. We decided to walk back to the lookout when we saw the fog clearing abit. But it was still not totally clear and we were just able to see the falls abit more. So we left the park and headed to Kangaroo Valley Fudge House for ice-cream.

Gelato

Lunch

We reached back kangaroo valley town around 2 plus and we went to the gelato shop. I got the mango flavor which was very nice. But my dad was on the phone (work issues).  After the nice gelato, we just walked down the street. We went in to one of the cafes to have lunch as my dad was complaining hungry. We ordered fish &chips plus salads, i went playing pokemon go while waiting for the food. We tabao the leftover food back as we were unable to finish them all. My step mum also bought southern pies back for dinner. So after that, we went back to the cottage for a rest.

After the nap, my dad drove us to Bendeela Recreation Area to find the wild wombats. It was a short drive away from our cottage. Along the way, my dad and step mum shouted when a wild kangaroo jumped onto our drive path. We saw a group of kangaroos on the greens when we approached the campsite. We alighted and tried to take photos of the kangaroos but they jumped away when they sensed someone walking near them. There were a lot of poos on the grass too, so we carefully avoided the poos when we walked on the grass. After that, we drove further into the campsite. I went to toilet first and when i came out of the toilet, my dad they all were taking photos near a parked van. So i headed towards them and found they were taking photos of a huge and fat wombat. And, the wombat did not bother with our presence and kept on looking for food. I tried to touch the wombat and it felt warm. The old couple (of the van) told us the wombat came sneaking on their van last night, looking for food too.

Southern pies

Birthday cake

After that, we walked into the campsite and managed to see some more kangaroos and wombats. They were all so carefree there. We stayed around for photo taking and left the site around 6 plus. When we reached the cottage, we started to prepare our dinner. My sister brought out a cake slide and my dad said it was for my birthday (that they forget to buy on the actual day). After that, we showered and got ready for bed as we will be leaving for Canberra tomorrow.

Places visited:
Fitzroy Falls National Park
Bendeela Recreation Area

Hotel Stayed:
The Heavens Mountains Escape (Elysium Cottage)