Early Morning at the Birdhide The day didn’t start off that well. I had bought a token for the shower. The first shower didn’t work at all. Knowing that the shower would be short, I soaped myself up in readiness and tried the second one. The hot water lasted exactly thirty five seconds and I had to finish with cold water to get all the soap off. The Birdhide is quite impressive At least the weather was fine. Now thoroughly awake, I walked to the birdhide. There wasn’t much going on there but it was a lovely relaxing place and had I the patience to remain a little longer, I'm sure there would have been more. Fearing a repeat of yesterday’s performance, I drove the long way round via the B70 to the Holwell Gorge. Unfortunately, the walking track there has been closed since about 2013 because of a landslip. A pity. I was in the mood for some waterfalls and the lushness of fern gullies, but maybe another day. The road into Badger Beach in the mi...
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