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Barden's Great Aussie Adventure 2015
We left the kids with the grandparents again to enjoy a 3 hour Cobbold Gorge tour. After a 4wd bus ride, it was followed by an hour bushwalk accompanied by a knowledgeable guide. We learnt some interesting things, one being that the aborigines would collect hairy wattle leaves (which were very soft) to do their fishing. They would make a dam wall in a river to trap the fish then rubbed the leaves vigourously together and put them in the water. The toxins released would put the fish 'to sleep' and they would take the amount they wanted. When they released the dam wall and the leftover fish flowed into oxygenated water, they would wake up.
There are 260 Species of termites in Australia and only 19 of them eat wood. They are considered great environmentalists as the nests they build are 1/3 above ground and 2/3 below ground. When the rains come and they are breached (broken into by another animal), they fill up with water and the plants and trees roots are able to access this pool of water. Without the termite mounds there would be no trees or plants out in these dry areas.
The pregnant Aboriginal ladies would use the red dirt with water and cover their skin in it as a way to increase their iron intake.
We also tried some bush tucker straight off the tree which I likened to a very salty playdough.
After the walk we had approximately an 1 hour cruise on specially made boats with electric motors through the gorge. It was silent most times which made for a great atmosphere going through gorges only 2 metres wide. The narrow boat occasionally bumped the walls it got so skinny in places. The gorge is unique as it is a young gorge at about 10 000 yrs old hence the narrowness.
The photos don't do this gorge justice. Everyone that did the tour, although it was expensive and out of the way, all said it was worth it and I agree.
In the afternoon they boys had a great time making dirt roads together.
Oh and Liam trying to tow the camper....
There are 260 Species of termites in Australia and only 19 of them eat wood. They are considered great environmentalists as the nests they build are 1/3 above ground and 2/3 below ground. When the rains come and they are breached (broken into by another animal), they fill up with water and the plants and trees roots are able to access this pool of water. Without the termite mounds there would be no trees or plants out in these dry areas.
The pregnant Aboriginal ladies would use the red dirt with water and cover their skin in it as a way to increase their iron intake.
We also tried some bush tucker straight off the tree which I likened to a very salty playdough.
After the walk we had approximately an 1 hour cruise on specially made boats with electric motors through the gorge. It was silent most times which made for a great atmosphere going through gorges only 2 metres wide. The narrow boat occasionally bumped the walls it got so skinny in places. The gorge is unique as it is a young gorge at about 10 000 yrs old hence the narrowness.
The photos don't do this gorge justice. Everyone that did the tour, although it was expensive and out of the way, all said it was worth it and I agree.
In the afternoon they boys had a great time making dirt roads together.
Oh and Liam trying to tow the camper....
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Kenan 2 little bushmen :-)