30th July 2014
No rain all day but grey and overcast. Last night was exceptionally warm for this time of year, it didn't drop below 15 degrees all night. The daytime high was probably only about 20 though.
Today we spent time preparing the car and van for dropping off tomorrow but found time to enjoy two walks in the Perth Hills.
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| Lesmurdie Falls |
Firstly we went to Lesmurdie Falls walking upstream to the falls then up to the top of the scarp then up higher where there were spectacular views across to the city. We then looped around a less well trodden route back and here we found lots of different wildflowers including the first orchid I have seen on this trip. Very exciting!
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| Donkey Orchid |
Later we walked along the Mason and Bird Heritage trail. These gentleman logged Jarrah from the Perth Hills to ship to India to be used as railway sleepers. In 1872 they completed construction of a horse drawn tramway from Carmel to the Canning River from where the milled logs were shipped to Fremantle and then to India.
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| Munday Brook bridge 1872 |
The original tramway included 3 Jarrah trestle bridges, only one is left now but is thought to be the oldest all timber bridge in Australia. The tramway was converted to a road by the end of the 19th century and was still in use as a public road until 1975.
We are flying to Sydney tomorrow for 4 weeks so the blog will be continued in late August. Looking forward to seeing all the family.
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