Cobbold Gorge

Getting there

Getting to Cobbold Gorge from Forsayth is roughly a 1 hour drive on gravel road. It's not a bad one and the surrounding landscape is beautiful and even over only 45 km always changing. Roadsigns are getting interesting, too: you really have to stop if you want to read the whole thing.

The hidden beauty

Cobbold Gorge from above and from the boat, our first "wild" Freshy

The only way to see Cobbled Gorge is by booking a guided tour which is expensive but well worth the money. The gorge was only discovered 23 years ago and made accessible to the public about 3 years later. The owners of the farm developed a vision to protect the natural beauty and to make people aware of it by sharing the history. We heard interesting stories about the land, the nature and how the aborigines used different fruit, leaves and bark for nutritional, medical or hunting purposes. After a 1.5 h hike, including the little climb to the top of the gorges, we entered the solar powered boats and escaped into the quiet world of shimmering stones and water - only Sarah was happily crunching her crackers.

Spa-bath in the middle of nowhere

After this wonderful 3 hour tour we - meaning Martin and I - had a refreshing dip in the pool. It's the best setting I've come across so far. What a beautiful view! Sarah obviously hadn't had enough exercise yet and dived, jumped and swam in the pool for another hour, just interrupted by a lunch to get the energy levels up again.