Pambula River – Mt Imlay National Park – NSW

Saturday 13th February 2021
It was to be another big day. As always Broady’s Tours delivers a jam packed day of adventure.

We started the day with a paddle in the Pambula River, heading away from the ocean. The water was smooth and the wind quite calm for the first 30mins or so. Then up she came, making for a more difficult paddle than we would have liked. The water was very clean and clear albeit a little choppy from the wind. We paddled for about an hour upstream and then turned so we still had time to do Part 2 of our adventure. But before that a few little waves in the rivermouth as it was a lot smoother than yesterday. Still not quite the right tide but fun all the same.

We then headed in to shore for a quick lunch, a stop at the Oyster factory for tonight’s treat and then an hour drive to Mt Imlay National Park which is just near Eden and southwest of Kiah.

Today’s hike to Mt Imlay summit was a tough one. It was 600m elevation over 3km. Up, up, up we go. My heart showed it’s improvement since my surgery. I was able to hike up for 1km without a rest, an amazing feat considering the struggles I went through in Tassie before the surgery. Yay me!!. David couldn’t believe how much easier it was for me and realised how difficult it had been on that holiday. We had a view most of the way as there was significant damage from the fires, pretty much eliminating most of the trees foliage. It took about 1.5hours to climb to the top which shows you how steep it was as it was only 3km in distance. After a half hour at the top enjoying the view, we then descended in just over an hour. It was another enjoyable afternoon.

Now the drive home for my yummy oysters. And they were delicious. Some of the best oysters I have ever eaten.

Tomorrow we head home via the coast road.

: The start of our paddle on the Pambula River..

: ..the beautiful red rocks..

: ..looked fantastic in contrast to..

: ..the clear blue waters of the river..

: ..it was lovely and smooth..

: ..with almost clear skies..

: ..and we enjoyed the peacefulness of the river.

: As we continued along the river the wind unfortunately reared its head and made for a littl more challenging paddle.

: A couple of waves for me..

: ..in the river mouth .

: As I sneak out for one last wave. Hehehe. Never quite get enough of the fun now!

: Some sooty oyster catchers on the shore.

: A quick dip..

: ..a little ice cream swim..

: ..in the beautiful river mouth before lunch.

: Our 15km paddle up the Pambula River with a few waves at the end. 2hrs 11mins.

: Heading in to Imlay National Parl.

: ..Our mountain peak to scale this afternoon is intimidating in this picture.

: Heading up the first fire damaged part of the track..

: A fire damages black boy..

: ..As we head up and up, the view behind me was continuous..

: ..the scrub has stared to regenerate and they will need to do some slashing soon..

: ..as the track was a kittle difficult to follow in some parts.

: We found a painted rock which they ask you to take and deposit somewhere else in the bush for someone to find. Then you can follow on a Facebook site where the rock goes to..