January 26, 2010

Casual canyoning and some dynamic deer..

As fantastic as our walk was today, we still had some energy left when we reached camp after the loop. We decided that a swim was in order and the opportunity arose for us to give back to our generous hosts by helping them lay some pipes in the river.

Upon arrival, David and Dave were just finishing up the work for the day, so one pipe later we were pointed in the direction of what we were promised would be an awesome waterhole. We were not disappointed.

From the bridge, the creek drops into an amazing natural canyon, filled with rocks, logs and pools all the way to the water hole. The team clambered our way down, (some of us slower than others) over the obstacles and reached an awesome chute that shot us off into the pool below.

There were some awesome facial expressions on a few of us as we hit the cold water, but smiles were wider than any potential grimaces as it was excellent to cool off and relax after such a tiring day. Leroy won the bombing contest, with a huge splsh, despite stiff competition from almost everyone else in the water!

Our final mission for the day was a trip up to neighbour Steve’s deer farm to watch the stags being fed. We trooped up to see several massive stags with heaps of points staring us down through the fence. These were majestic beats with their antlers and pracing. As it is just before mating season, our timing was pefect as all the antlers were about to be removed before the agression kicks in later in the year.

Another wicked day down having great times with great people! Keep smiling!

Cynthia

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