Rainforest Hikes, in south east Gippsland.

Rainforest Hikes, in south east Gippsland. 04/10/2010

Today’s exercise consisted of hiking through two beautiful rain forest walks in the forests of south east Gippsland, carrying Indigo, our poodle for most of the way.

The paved Rainforest Walk at the junction of the Bemm and McKenzie rivers took us through a rainforest river valley, with markers along the way telling the story of the secrets of survival and the creatures the forest it harbours.

Reg and I heard the sounds of a lyrebird, mimicking other birds and twigs breaking and we saw many native birds in the scrub.

The swing bridges over the McKenzie River and through the gnarled trees added a different dimension to the rainforest experience. The steps gave me some additional exercise variety.

Dogs are permitted in the reserve but must be kept on a leash and under control at all times. Our indigo found the trail difficult as it was covered with branches and leaf litter, so I carried her most of the way, happy to add a little extra exercise effort to these beautiful walks..

Precautions

Remember to check weather conditions before you go as the bridges and boardwalk in the scenic reserve are subject to flooding. Today was a beautiful day, but you could see that one of the trails was often under water.

We are in the region half way between Melbourne and Sydney now, near the Australian Capital Territory and many of the cars in the vicinity are ACT cars and those of international tourists. We have been doing a lot of business card swapping, as any people ask me about my art or blog writing and I am interested in the stories other travellers have, especially those who are working their way around the country.

I have a card here for philly job search lol, J, I can’t imagine why I collected that one, I probably saw the philly and thought it was about Philadelphia cream cheese which I love, lol, J lol, Cheese has once again been my calorie count downfall today. I ate healthy enough and I exercised but no negative energy deficit today if I add the cheese I ate into my food diary.
I have to get myself back into momentum of being totally focused on my goals again. I am having so much fun this does not feel like exercise. I know it is, over 14,000 steps recorded on my pedometer, again today.