We awoke at 5am (yes!...but we told ourselves that was 7am on the east coast, but still...) for a special treat - sunrise bush breakfast on a bluff overlooking the property. We helicoptered up to the bluff (Butch can land that helicopter on a dime) for some spectacular views and food. Swanny is a master gourmet pancake maker, cooked on an open fire on the edge of a precipice.
The advance party lit a signal fire so we could see where we were headed:
Some of the spectacular scenery and sunrise:
Swanny's gourmet bush breakfast...
After returning to camp for a little rest (it was 5am after all) we took off again, helicoptered over to Rose's pool. This is a natural rock pool on one of the rivers flowing through the sanctuary - a lovely swimming spot. You guessed it, there are some freshies there, but we were constantly re-assured that they really don't like humans, very rarely attack/bite us. But we made sure one of the locals jumped in before we did.
While the swimming was great, it was also nice to gaze around our surrounds - there was some aboriginal rock art (from probably 40,000 years ago, according to Butch), interestingly looking boab trees, some biggish fish (barramundi) in the water. Again, a pretty unique place.
Some of the spectacular scenery on the way back to camp. The countryside looks very green - they had a huge wet season, so everything is blooming - its a different look in November:
So ends day 2 at Mornington. Could it get any better than this?
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