GLEN HELEN GORGE

 
 
 
 

After a quick trip we got to Glen Helen Gorge – we were the first of the Pradopoint group to arrive, so we set up our caravan and worked out which gorges we were going to visit.

First, we went to Big Ellery Creek Hole where we found a water hole. We wanted to go in for a swim, but it was a bit cold and a bit dirty.

We then decided to go to a place called ‘Standley Chasm’. We climbed over big boulders and under trees. It was hard work and very steep. Coming down was much harder than going up! I really liked walking through the Chasm because there were rocks around me on each side. Lots of people encouraged me to keep going because they could see that I was only little.

We then went to the Ochre pits – I fell asleep in the car after such a bog climb, so James and Dad ran down to the pit and took a photo. They use Ochre to make face paint. The boys said that the rocks were very colourful.

I woke up and we travelled to Ormiston Gorge. It had a water hole, but we didn’t see any animals around. We climbed up a few rocks (James loves to climb) and then got in the car to go back home.

We had dinner at the lodge – sausages, salad and bread. We went back to the van and had some white chocolate for dessert – Mum is very sorry she introduced us to the chocolate she likes!