Monday 20th November 2017
Today we went on a 5km hike with Paul, Ali, Emma and Kate. We caught a shuttle bus to Dove Lake then climbed and scrambled at some stages, then used the chains to guide us up to Marion Lookout, which was the 1st half of the Cradle Mountain Summit walk. It went from 890m to 1220m elevation. It was a tough climb for the girls as some of the steps were up to Kate’s thigh. They were amazing. There were no other children at the top, so they were really pleased with themselves.

The scenery was beautiful, especially Cradle Mountain. There was some snow in a couple of spots on the mountain as well, quite surprising as the sun had been shining for a few days and the temperature today was about 29′. The walk down was a lot easier and we finished the walk with a surprise spotting of a wombat, right near where we were walking on the boardwalk. The walk finished at Ronny’s Creek 866m above sea level. We headed back to camp for a well earned rest.

After dinner we all headed back to Ronny Creek for a wombat hunt. We saw over 50 wombats in a very small area. A lovely day was had by all. DB spent another 45mins searching for the elusive platypus to no avail. We watched the sunset then headed back to camp.

What a beautiful place. We will definitely be back to do some more hiking.