GOODAY FROM NELSON BAY

I arrived at Nelson bay this arvo all pumped to snorkel and kayak but a 30 knot westerley is blowin my afternoon away atm.  Nelson bay is approx 80 k's north of Newcastle and is on Port Stephens inlet.

I was here in early February and found the best ever snorkelling spot straight off the beach, heaps of fish.  So I was keen to come back to have another go.  Theres always tomorrow I suppose.  Also 1st time for the kayak here too.

In the last week since leaving the snow high country I went north of Jindabyne through the Koscioszko NP, to the Jenolan caves area and then into the Blue mountains area and nat park, went on the train to Sydney from Blue Mtns for the day, into an area of the Wollemi NP north of Blue Mtns and finally driven east to the coast today.

I will now be following the coast north back home by xmas.  But some serious kayak and snorkelling along the way first before then...

Lake Jindabyne, went kayaking here

Lake Jindabyne view

Koscioszko Nat Park

Eucumbene River

Went and had a look at Mt Selwyn snowfields, went on a 10k walk following a cross country snow ski track

On the walk

Jenolan caves area

Blue Lake

Looking out from inside the huge coachman cave

The same cave entrance from up high where i walked up from the bottom

 Blue Mountains NP

A waterfall on the grand canyon walk

Part of the grand canyon walk, click to view larger shot

On grand canyon walk

View of gross valley at Blackheath from end of grand canyon walk

At Wentworth falls down the side of the cliffs on the National pass and Wentworth walks

Part of Wentworth falls

Bottom of Wentworth falls, I forgot my bathers!

On the Lockley Pilon walk which is north of Blackheath.  Lookin back across the gross valley to Govetts Leap area

Lockley Pilon walk

Great day in Sydney via the Blue Mtns train, view from Milsons point

Dunns swamp, Wollemi Nat Park. This river was dammed in the 1920's.  Parts of it have high cliffs so like a canyon..Spent 2 hrs kayaking here and had a nice swim too..