BUSH WALKING

Last weekend, Tom wanted to take us bush walking in the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.  Bush walking is what we would call hiking in the States.  There are so many places that you can bush walk around here.  It is beautiful and the girls were really hoping to see kangaroos in their natural environment.

We packed up the car and drove down the road to the National Park.  We went on June 10, 2013 which was a national holiday around here.  We were celebrating the "Queen's Birthday."

When we arrived in the park there were many trails that we could take to experience a "bush walk."  I suggested that Tom pick the trail for us thinking that it would be an easy leisurely experience - remember, it was a holiday.  Little did I know that he chose a moderate to STEEP bush walk.  It started out easy and then got quite hard pretty quickly.  I keep asking him, if it was going to lighten up and he just smiled.  Claire promptly responded "mom just think about all of the toning your gluteus-maximus is going to receive."  I am so glad that my girls know how to look on the bight side of things.  :)

We hiked up the hill and hiked down the hill as we absorbed all of the beautiful bush.  We came upon a beautiful bay call "Apple Tree Bay" and were able to catch our breath as we basked in the sun sitting on the dock.  It was absolutely stunning... (The hike was worth it - don't tell Tom!)








After our quick snack and sun-bathing in the beautiful bush, we had to return to the car.  This meant hiking back up the hill.  As Tom says, what goes up must come down.  Away we went.  The girls did NOT see any kangaroos, they must have been off celebrating the Queen's Birthday.

To finish things off, we went to dinner to celebrate with the PERFECT British dish, Fish and Chips!  It was delish and we felt quite royal!  Thanks Tom for the bush walk - Cheerio!

 The only wild creatures that we saw...an enormous ANT HILL!