On Wednesday we decided to make the trek into Bendethera
Cave. The limestone hills in Deua National Park have many
caves, however Bendethera Cave is the largest, and access is unrestricted.
The walk from the carpark is about 4 kilometres, along Con
Creek. For the first couple of
kilometres, we crossed the creek about half a dozen times – at delightful
little crossings. The little people were
in their element, happily chattering away as we walked along the old firetrail.
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| Don't fall in brother! |
The boys were kitted out with their little bum bags,
containing water bottle, space blanket, whistle, compression bandage, camera
and a zip lock back containing almonds, macadamia nuts and some dates. They love their little packs, that give them
a feeling of security on their walk, although the youngest has no hips and
therefore has to readjust his bag constantly.
It might be overkill, but we also carried additional water and our PLB in our backpack, just in case. The last thing you would want to happen is for a snake bite at the end of the walk, with no prospect of a quick rescue. And the snakes were about!
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| Sunning on a rock - we waited until Mrs Black moved on. |
