Photos a couple of nights in the bush....

[Andy the Aussie]

Not too many pics this time as it was only a couple of nights.

I was looking for an easy spot close to Sydney to go sleep away from the world, unfortunately most of the areas in the eastern side of the range are closed due to flood damage still or too many other humans there. So I drove a bit further out and found a spot in the Kanangra Boyd Nat Park. Unfortunately is was an actual campsite as opposed to heading up a fire trail and making a piece of flat ground my own, nonetheless it was better than Sydney.

Kanangra-Boyd National Park | NSW National Parks

Part of Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, Kanangra-Boyd National Park is just 180km from Sydney. Enjoy superb scenery, abundant wildlife, cycling and walking.

www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au

Drive out took about 3hrs and I went via the township of Oberon, I love this little town and have spent a good deal of time there over the years. The last 45mins of the drive was on dirt and it was nice to find out what a good decision the new springs in my truck were...!!!

Home away from home....

Some of the locals who decided they were all my new best friends....

 

[Andy the Aussie]

Out for a walk and saw a number of deer (feral in the park and actively killed by rangers - I was not telling though)...best pic I could get of a young buck...

Fire...must have fire to stare into....

A healthy salad for lunch...

A little stream running down to the Boyd River proper....

Obligatory cutty things I am never without...

Despite feeling off (I will explain shortly) I loved it, really the only thing that would have made it better was people not arriving Friday night and having MUCH more firewood !!! Of course a week more time would have helped too !!!! First night it was just on 0degsC and the second it was 2 degsC with misty rain all night, given it is SUMMER here it was colder than I expected and I did think I had gotten a chill as on Thursday night I could not warm up even in a well padded sleeping bag.

A guy from a nearby camp did come and see me as a couple of Dutch travelers had gone off in their busted up 4x4 for a drive and left all their camp behind....no sign of them after two days, I asked if he had let the park staff or police know by chance....but he had not, sorted that out and still don't know what happened. My guess is they drove into town and ended up at one of the local pubs for a couple of days (having done exactly that in that town as a 20year old). Nothing in the news so I am guessing they are OK.

And the final postscript to this is upon arrival home I was still feeling a bit rubbish and ended testing +ve for Rona.....

 

[MattinLA]

Sorry to hear about the Rona, but the trip and the DSSF look great! You still use Elofs sheath? I love the sleek design on that...
Great pics as well

 

[Andy the Aussie]

Sorry to hear about the Rona, but the trip and the DSSF look great! You still use Elofs sheath? I love the sleek design on that...
Great pics as well

...... exactly the sheath it still rides around in !!!!!

 

[JV Knives]

Great stories Andy! Always enjoy you. Get better soon!

 

[elof_alv]

Lucky you!
Getting away has become such a challange...
I've started to look for 2 trees spaced right along the river and nerby parks to find a spot where I could sneak out for the night to hang the hammock and have a quiet night's sleep...
And the 'Rona thing...
You get a few days to work from home surrounded by all your ASH-1's and feeling invincible because of them!

 

[Andy the Aussie]

Yeah I have also figured out that if I want any peace I need to go mid-week !

 

[elof_alv]

It's a funny thing...
This morning we rocked up at Parra Lake Park at about 9 am for a walk with the pups...
When we discovered the place ~16 years ago or so there would be a dozen people or so that we would come across during the walk there... today, with the park having a 3rd carpark added, we were lucky to find a parking spot...
The roofed over BBQ settings... each had a sentinel siiting there, at 9am holding the space forthe group lunch BBQ...

 

[Ian Allomes]

Andy,
That looks to a fair sort of a feed you've cooked yourself mate.

Like the pics as well .

 

[cutchu]

No FAL pics?

 

[Andy the Aussie]

It's a funny thing...
This morning we rocked up at Parra Lake Park at about 9 am for a walk with the pups...
When we discovered the place ~16 years ago or so there would be a dozen people or so that we would come across during the walk there... today, with the park having a 3rd carpark added, we were lucky to find a parking spot...
The roofed over BBQ settings... each had a sentinel siiting there, at 9am holding the space forthe group lunch BBQ...

......just don't frequent the toilet blocks there mate..!!! It has got lots more exposure on TV....and every summer at least one person who is unable to swim goes swimming there and drowns !!!

Andy,
That looks to a fair sort of a feed you've cooked yourself mate.

Like the pics as well .

......Salad Ian !!!!!! Salad !!!! Good to see you posting mate !!

No FAL pics?

.....not since 1996.

 

[RobStanley]

Amazing as usual. I love the enormous national parks and state forests west and north west of Sydney. Ancient landscape that you can feel vibrating through you when you're in it.

 

[Andy the Aussie]

Ancient landscape that you can feel vibrating through you when you're in it.

........this is absolutely true. Thanks mate.

 

[gunfixrjoe]

Something is missing............

 

[Andy the Aussie]

Something is missing............

....ha.... yes I was travelling lighter this time.

 

[toker]

I clicked on the link thinking it was an adult movie that I hadn't seen. Please carry on.