Yesterday, we took off for Wollomombi Falls, which have appeared previously on these pages. That was after Max, Dot and I had a game of UNO Attack, which Max adored. The weather was very windy, but also fine and warm for early spring. Much of Eastern Australia received torrential rain on Saturday - with some places that had been in drought for a decade getting over 250mm in an evening. Even Armidale had heavy rain overnight and we took off for the falls because we expected strong flows and because Max loves being out of doors.
Well, the falls were not quite as thunderous as we expected, but still impressive. They are among the highest two or three falls in Australia, and among the highest in the southern hemisphere, as shown on two of the attached pictures. The second shows both the Wollomombi and Chandler falls, which merge in the pool at the bottom of the gorge. The flat tablelands lie at about 1100 m above sea level (asl), and the third picture shows the distant mountains rising to over 1600 m asl.
The gorge has many lookout points and one picture show Rob and Max (where is he?) on the steps leading down to one of the viewing points. Meanwhile, it's Spring and a great feature of the countryside is the massive splashes of yellow from wattle (Acacia) trees in flower.
After the viewing, we went to the village of Wollomombi for a meal and Max found a lot of kids to play with. The village is tiny - almost barely alive, but the beer garden was full of locals who had come in from the nearby properties (farms) for a bit of socialising.
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