Wednesday 21st June

We knew little of Gregory National Park before we arrived and decided to do a couple of bushwalks this morning. Very soon, it became my favorite place on the whole trip. The extraordinary red rock of the escarpment contrasted with the lush green vegetation below. We climbed up to its base and marvelled at the many other colours in the rocks, the drips from ferns growing in spring-fed rocks, the livingstone palms and the aboriginal rock art. It was truly wonderful. We couldn't face a night at a caravan park so we headed out a road to Jasper Gorge and found ourselves a secret bush camp with an extraordinary outlook.