Bushwalking in Lesmurdie Falls Mundy Regional Park

Miky wanted to go bushwalking today. Lesmurdie Falls Mundy Regional Park wasn't too far away so we headed there. Even though we had received some rain recently I wasn't expecting to see actual waterfalls.

Found the place ok and it was a half full car park that awaited us. I guess more people than just us were interested in getting out of the house during Easter. Quite a few families were about.

The falls themselves were not much to see. It's been a very dry summer, only 0.2mm of rainfall, so it was as expected. We did get a 40mm storm two weeks ago but this would have dissapated.

The track was more about rock climbing or mountaineering than bushwalking. Much of the track appears to have been eroded by the substantial storm that we experienced recently. Sturdy footwear is certainly recommended. There were a few numbskulls getting about in thongs.

Lesmurdie Falls Mundy Regional Park sign

Young man and his walking stick

Lesmurdie Falls

People climbing Lesmurdie Falls

White speck, bottom left, is person climbing Lesmurdie Falls

Perth skyline in background

Ants everywhere

Bobtail lizard in Lesmurdie Falls Mundy Regional Park

Pretty useless back legs on bobtail lizard

Not a lot of wildlife was evident. A dragonfly, plenty of ants, a butterfly or two, a moth and we did come across a bobtail lizard. The Boy walked straight past him though. Wouldn't have made any difference if it was a snake.


Bobtail lizard in Lesmurdie Falls Mundy Regional Park

Thankfully it was quite overcast and not hot. I think that humidity coupled with heat would make the class 3 climb more than a little difficult. The view from the top of the escarpment of the city skyline was nice. Factory buildings in some suburbs were just a grey blob.

The track wasn't too well marked which was a shame. As a result we missed a couple of the landmarks. It was an enjoyable little walk that took an hour and a half though.

Much of the path in the park was like this

Seeds have been released from this plant

More seeds released

Waiting for fire to release seeds

Lots of grass trees (yakkas)

Kangaroo poo - faeces, not the cricketer

Hillside in Lesmurdie Falls Mundy Regional Park

Granite was in abundance

A man and a rock

Slippery slope in winter

Not much water around at the moment

Decided to go into the city to look at some buildings in the afternoon. Stopped by at McDonalds in High Wycombe for some lunch. Is every teenage boy afflicted with the need to have multiple piercings in High Wycombe or is it just my imagination? And is a chicken bacon deluxe burger supposed to contain bacon? That was my question to the girl who served me. She asked if I wanted to give them the half eaten burger back to put a slice of bacon in. Preferring to have a new burger I asked her to see what her manager thought. They made a new burger for me.

Salter Point Bushwalk

We went for our nearly regular walk today in the bush. Well, a wetland conservation area alongside Canning River in the suburb of Salter Point today.

Salter Point Walk.

Quiet Sunday Afternoon

This three day weekend was a most welcome and unusual one. I normally have a day and a half off and it's usually spent rushing around. Friday was pretty full-on with Anzac Day but Saturday was a bit more relaxed.

We went shopping together in the morning and ended up buying another electric toothbrush. Our old one is long in the tooth, if you'll pardon the expression, as it is about nine years old. Bought a super-duper whiz-bang one, with a free hand set, in Myer. They had it on special but I found another shop where it was on sale for $20 cheaper and got them to do a price match. The MyerOne points made the choice for place of purchase.

Saturday afternoon saw me prepare the bathroom for painting. Gee, it took ages just to put the masking tape around the ceiling cornice in preparation and then Miky made a lovely Korean seafood pancake for lunch which interrupted proceedings (nicely). She took the boy off to taekwondo and I did the painting. Once it was finished and I'd cleaned up even though I wanted to watch the football or jump on the computer I controlled myself and cleaned the house.

Sunday, after a sleep-in (I'm a sleep-deprived person [of my own doing]), the boy and I had a Weetbix eating competition. Well, not really, but I made him have cereal for breakfast as all he ever wants is toast and that's not great brain food. He actually started off with a banana and then ate six Weetbix. Yes, six. Scrawny little bugger he is and he managed to put them away. I had eight for breakfast which was a bit of a struggle. I used to have 10 for brekkie. After breakfast we went across the road to kick the football. About 20-25 minutes later I decided that a walk along the wetlands through the bush would be a good idea. Yu-Jin really enjoyed that and just as we finished mum joined us. So we showed her our new walk and that started the ball rolling. She decided that a walk through the wetlands would be a good idea. It was thoroughly enjoyed and talk of bushwalking came about. Maybe next weekend we'll drive up into the hills and do some bushwalking followed by a picnic.

Back home I cooked a BBQ lunch and watched some footy whilst the other two watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire which was taped from the night before. Finished reading the Sunday newspaper, which is a rarity in itself and joined them.

Sunday night is bulgogi night so we kept that tradition going followed by viewing So You Think You Can Dance Australia grand final. I'm a bit of a homophobe but I was very disappointed to see that Rhys didn't win and only came runner-up. He's a superb dancer who lives for his art and has captured the imagination of many over the last three months. Maybe the Rainbow vote isn't as strong as everyone would have us believe. Jack is a worthy winner however.