After a night in swag at Pip and Andy’s place on the decking we were greeted by 3 kookaburras on the fence. They were probably wondering what the heck we were up to.

We enjoyed lots of good chats and a lovely bbq lunch and rest of merlot with the rellies before we realised that we were going to be late for the start of bird week.


I had forgotten that the drive to O’Reillys was such a long, steep and winding road. It has recently been repaired and improved after water damage.
It was good to be welcomed by Jan and Ross when we finally arrived.
After settling in we were lucky to hitch a lift down to Moonlight Crag lookout where we admired the sunset over the layers of mountains as we enjoyed drinks and snacks and met our new birdweek friends


A mist started falling as the sun set and we watched it gently drop in over us.
We had a Three course dinner ( way too much food) before heading off wearily to our room with our heads spinning with new names.
We have a comfy room in a 3 storey set of 12. It has a queen and a single bed and bathroom. Also a little balcony of our own with small table and chairs. The view is good -looking directly out to the west over the view down the gully and across the mountain ranges.