2 May 2012 - Pyramid Rock at Porcupine Gorge

Day 2 running and again I was struck down with the abombnible stitch. I did manage probably 3km, but man is it difficult. I am determined to stick with it now as I have suggested Nick and myself run every second day – what was I thinking???

After a breakfast of tea and French toast we packed our picnic bag and headed down the Porcupine Gorge on the 1.4km downhill hike into the Gorge. Despite being steep the kids fared pretty well and the reward at the bottom was worth it – a sparkling river through the creek and up to the Pyramid gorge rocks.

We “fossicked” for dinosaur eggs and egg shells in the river, chased a few baby cane toads over the rocks and then headed towards Pyramid Rock for our picnic. The rock pools and fish were stunning and Nick was nearly tempted to retreat for his fishing rod – only the climb out deterred him.

The kids enjoyed another dash into the cool waters before we set off on our sweltering climb back up the Gorge. Although steep, there were steps, so it could have been worse. Em was a hero and managed the whole climb unaided – she has come so far with her bush walking since we left Sydney. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for Lachie who demanded to be carried and spent the climb on Nick’s shoulders telling him to run. He managed to walk about 10meters, but other than that was hopeless.

The plus side of this activity was the kids both crashed when we got back to the top and left us in peace to watch an episode of the Wire in peace. We then headed off to the other Porcupine Gorge lookout about 10km down the road when Lachie woke up. The scenery was fabulous and thankfully the walk wasn’t far.

We enjoyed dinner under the stars at the picnic table next to our tent and enjoyed a cool cider to wash it down. What a beautiful peaceful spot – would highly recommend a visit here to anyone keen.