Maguk to Koolpin

Day 1

A bit of milling before we get underway at Maguk

First swim of the trip - Peter, Grace, Rachel and I sneak off for a quickie!

Day 2

The morning after - first campsite on a sandy beach

Top of the first falls in Barramundi Gorge

Rocky slabs higher up in Barramundi Creek

Rachel swimming in Jade Pool

Jade Pool

Patsy showing off her colourful homemade gaiters!

Peter and Robert above Picaninny Pools

Swimming at Picaninny Pools

Robert swimming

David jumping the lower pool

Bold Merten's Water Monitor

Swimming for safety

Downstream, Rachel exploring the gorge above Jade Pool

Reversing the gorge

Grace serving dinner at the campsite near Picaninny Pools

Day 3

Robert on porridge duty

David scrambling up the creek

The party heading cross country to Gronophyllum Creek

The Lap Pool in Gronophyllum Creek

The Birthing Pool

Edging around a pool

Lunch stop

Rachel jumping at our campsite pool (3 Willies?)

Patsy's Eton Mess dessert

Milky Way

Day 4

Star of the morning

Dawn reflections

Morning light over rock country

Country above the creek

The helicopter arrives to take David after his fall the day before

Rachel looking down the narrow gorge

Alex skirting around the gorge

Morning tea stop

Cutting off a bend in the creek

The bottom pool in Cascade Creek (no swimming!)

Pools and falls

Whee! An excellent slide

Rachel looking apprehensive at the slide!

Yee har (again)!

Rachel jumping

Patsy can fly!

Kim...

...and Alex

Elegant scrambling above the falls

Lovely gorge

Long narrow gorge

Some go left, some go right...

Late in the day, and we still have a way to go to our planned campsite - so we camp here, though it's a bit slopey! However, it does have a great ambience.

The tents look pretty flat in this picture!

Camp

Grace and Kim

Falls and stars

Crystal clear water