#Day 13

Tuesday 13th March
Today we left ‘home’ around 9.45am, first stop was
travelling through Launceston to see houses where dad had lived, then on
through to young town, where Chris lived as a child. It was nice to see where
he grew up. We then got morning tea, and went to the cemetery to pay respects
to family members. After a quick toilet break we went on to Evandale, where we
took photos of old churches and buildings, a very beautiful place. We then went
up the beaten track to Nile River, a place where Chris talked about from his
childhood. After going up the gravel track for a while, we finally found ‘the
place’ We pulled over, got out the gas cooker and fried some eggs for
sandwiches. Alex + Chris also decided to brave the cold and go for a swim.
Freezing waters, by the look on their faces! After spending around 2 hours just
chilling, we headed back through Evandale for a quick pick up of drinks, and
then off to The Cataract Gorge! WOW! Beautiful place, we did a walk around,
found lots of peacocks and even braved the suspension bridge. ( a little bit to
scary for my liking, im pretty sure I had eyes closed for a while) Then just as
we were leaving, a flat tyre! Must have been from the gravel roads, oh well lucky we had a
spare! We quickly changed it, headed ‘home’ to freshen up then off to A.Therese
and U.Phil DeRuiter for dinner, yummy soups and bread,