Tour Australia

We left Lorella Springs on Tuesday 26th and made the slow journey back to the Nathan River Road. From there we turned up north and headed for Limmen National Park. The road was rough and we made it to the Southern Lost City in Limmen National Park a bit before lunch.

After some lunch we then did the walk around the Lost City. It is not a long walk, only a few km’s, but the heat and scorching sun made it feel much longer. The walk takes you up through the lost city on the eastern side and then up around the back. From there you head back through the Lost City back to the car park. The Lost City is pretty amazing and the towers are very tall. Some look like they are ready to topple over. The rock is sandstone and scientists say that these are some of the oldest rock formations in the world.

We left the Lost City and continued north. The road did not improve and we eventually made it to Butterfly Springs (Butterfly Gorge). We set up camp and went into the gorge for a swim. There is plenty of water in the plunge pool but the waterfall had almost all but dried up. The water did seem a little stagnant and definitely not as nice as some of our previous swimming spots. We hung out in the gorge for some time watching the birds in the water and in the surrounding bush.