Wallaman Falls, Australia's highest sheer drop waterfall, plunging 268m to the river below. It was quite a breath taking sight with the noise and the rainbows in it's mist.
On our drive up the mountain towards the falls, a huge goanna was on the road in front of us after we came around a sharp bend. It ran off, but instead of disappearing into the bushes as they usually do, it climbed a tree, giving us a great view and photo opportunity. It was most likely a Perentie monitor, Australia's largest goannas growing up to 2m long, or more. They lay their eggs in termite mounds where the activity of the termites keeps the eggs warm. Just an interesting little fact.
We camped at the nearby campsites. We were the only ones there until evening when another van showed up. We took a forest walk to a river. On the large smooth rocks we saw tadpoles and tiny toads in and around the pools. In the river we spotted long necked turtles. Then Kyra saw something we'd been looking for: a crayfish. After some searching we found it again and Kevin caught it for a picture.
In the morning, Kevin made us pancakes. We had a wonderful time here.
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