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The wildlife was unbelievable. The kangaroos and wallabies were everywhere, we actually started paying attention to the kangaroo crossing signs. Once we arrived at our 'camp' there were kangaroos grazing between all the cabins, too.
Starting out in the hike up the gorge. There were a total of 10 stream crossings before our destination, the Aboriginal Art Gallery, about 5.5km upstream.
Taking a snack break. FFM enjoyed the hike, he isn't bothered at all by being WAY up high on Travis' back. This is a nice thing for me, while I end up carrying all the stuff (and it's way more than when it was just the two of us hiking, we have to pack nappies and entire spare outfits now!) my pack, while much larger and heavier than before, is still lighter than carrying FFM. 
Having a little nap.
We made it! It was definitely worth it, this is just a small bit of the gallery. 
On the way back down we did a side hike to the Moss Garden, complete with waterfall and tree ferns which are unchanged since dinosaur times. See, I went on the hike, too.
Hiking takes a little longer now, having a little person along affects distance/time in the great outdoors just like everywhere else. We were pleased to get in a good 12k hike in before meltdown began. We take more breaks and T's hips were a tad sore from carrying heaps of extra weight.
Our lodging/camp. It's a canvas tent with wood floor. The posts you see are holding up a tin roof that keeps rain from rotting the canvas roof. There's also a little wood veranda so you can sit outside and watch for wildlife.
I've stayed in a similar style place before, but this was a first for the boys who had a blast exploring.
It was really a great time, we've missed getting out into the woods and hiking, even if the woods are interspersed with palms and ferns. We saw more wildlife than we've seen the entire time we've lived here, it was just like going to to the zoo except the animals really were wild. Kangaroos, wallabies, an echidna (they're really shy and we spotted 2!), kookaburra birds, at least three kinds of parrots- even some that look like giant parakeets. Not to mention the yellow crested and very noisy cockatoos, bush turkeys, and one bright yellow snake that I tried very hard to ignore.
I've stayed in a similar style place before, but this was a first for the boys who had a blast exploring.It was really a great time, we've missed getting out into the woods and hiking, even if the woods are interspersed with palms and ferns. We saw more wildlife than we've seen the entire time we've lived here, it was just like going to to the zoo except the animals really were wild. Kangaroos, wallabies, an echidna (they're really shy and we spotted 2!), kookaburra birds, at least three kinds of parrots- even some that look like giant parakeets. Not to mention the yellow crested and very noisy cockatoos, bush turkeys, and one bright yellow snake that I tried very hard to ignore. The link for the echidna actually takes you to a page about Monotremes, which is a fancy biology word for mammals that lay eggs. Everyone knows about the platypus and echidnas are actually the same type of mammal. So when trivial pursuit asks you for the mammal that lays eggs you can answer platypus OR echidna and be right.
I feel a little rushed getting these photos up, but we're headed out again this weekend and I didn't want to get too far behind. Off to Fraser Island tomorrow which is the largest sand island in the world. What are we doing there? Renting a 4x4 and driving all over it of course!
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