Day 2 - Xmas 5 Days

Canonleigh, only 30km west of Moss Vale, was the location for Day 2. The drive though took nearly an hour thanks to a learner driver and 10km of rough gravel road. After hilly and hot orienteering courses we made our way to Carrington Falls via a coffee shop at Moss Vale.

Located within Budderoo National Park, we found this area to be a popular spot especially on a warm day. Luckily for us, we arrived in the small carpark just as someone was leaving! Locals directed us to the ideal swimming area known as Nellies Glen. After a short walk, we discovered the spot! It was quiet crowded but we stashed our stuff on the rocks and were keen for a swim. A small waterfall cascaded into descent sized pool below. The water was chilly but refreshing and the pool turned out to be relatively shallow with a rock platform.

Fairly quickly, the kids were climbing the steep embankment to the explore the upper sections of Missingham Creek. We spent most of our time at this area with it's many steps and rock pools. The kids caught tadpoles, made dams and generally had an awesome time discovering what nature had to offer.

We enjoyed a picnic lunch before an exploration party set off up stream. The rest of us followed shortly after and were pleasantly surprised to come across Blue Pool. It was very much like a pool - about 60m long and 40m wide although the water was more brackish than blue but that probably had more to do with the overcast conditions. We all plunged in and swam to the other end. It was much colder than the waterfall pool at Nellie Glen.

It was great to be able to dip in and out of the water all afternoon. Eventually it was time to go but before departing we ventured a short distant past the cars to Carrington Falls. The Kangaroo River tumbles over the Budderoo plateau forming the spectacular 50+m waterfall. There were some brave souls who swam in the infinity rockpool at the edge. We were all too nervous and viewed this impressive waterfall downstream and a very safe distance from the edge.....well kinda of....

I'm keen to return to this area as there seems to be heaps of great places to explore and walk to. On the bucket list for 2018!