Our plan was to wake and set off for an 8km hike and then a 2 hour ride to our next destination.
I however had a horrific sleep. It rained heavily and i woke up and with an owl singing loudly near our tent, me needing the bathroom, and my arms throbbing from my first off road ride so i was unable to get back to sleep.
Usually its Rob who cant sleep but last night it was my turn.
Instead of riding, we hiked about 15kms. We went for a walk to the glow worm tunnel and Ruins walk in the Woolami National Park.
The glow worm tunnel was amazing. Initially when you walk in, its so dark and you have to emurase yourself further into the cave. As you stand in the cool darkness and silence they slowly appear, one by one their lights come on. Its like looking up into the night sky as each star appears, yet they are all around you in a cave. We stood in the tunnel in awe holding each other and eventually leading to a romantic disco pash under the wormy sky.
We hiked down and Rob scared the begeebers out of me by doing a river crossing on his bike. It was a lot of water and sand, it got him pretty excited.
We then hiked on a ruins treck of an old oil refinery that started operation in 1907. It must have been such a huge production as the site is still magnificent even though it closed in 1937.
Most of the relics at Newmes distilled and refined crude oil into a range of products.The engineering and quality of workmanship that still remains today is one of wonder. Incredible to think it is now just part of the landscape. Incredible place in the middle of no where.
The campground we are staying at the park is spectacular. We are surrounded by multiple amazing cliff faces that are protecting us from the wind. We have seen a Wombat, Kangeroos, Wallabies, Ducks Walleroos, and even a black male Walleroo which is rare and hard to get a photo of. I just managed.
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