Walyunga

It was the best day ever for our Sunday bushwalk on the Echidna Trail at Walyunga: a cold start of 7 degrees, but sunny and blue skies all day. It was a 12 km walk, with some steep ascents and descents. I became the back marker by default since I couldn't keep up with the youngies!

At the beginning we walked along the river to Syd's Rapids, where lots of kayakers were practising for the Avon Descent in August, some capsizing their boat because the water was a bit shallow in places and rocks took them by surprise.

We shared our lunch stop with some kangaroos that were sunning themselves across the path.

Ellie and the kangaroos

A steep ascent, but E still has energy to climb rocks at the side of the path!