Working our way through the gorges, we moved on to Knox Gorge which was good, but not great. And then to Hancock Gorge. This was great fun. You descend a set of ladders to get to the bottom, and then follow the water course which is sometimes very slippery.

It’s hard to take a good photo in a gorge. Sometimes the bright sun overexposes the red rocky interior.

We continued through the water (lucky we all brought two pairs of shoes on the trip) until we popped out through the gap in the photo below, and sidled around the rock ledges of Kermits Pool.

I don’t know why it’s called Kermits Pool. Maybe there’s frogs hiding in the blue- green water.

Behind the boys is the no-go zone. Some gorges have a point past which you’re not allowed unless you have ropes and qualifications and guides and a risk assessment specialist in your party……. Well that’s enough to make John go there. You don’t own an Adventure Event Management company and not qualify for all that! So learn more in the Boys’ Adventure Post!

Whilst at Kermits Pool, Harry offered us some more entertainment, with a pin drop into the freezing water – for no apparent reason. But it did give us a laugh watching him gasp at the cold water.

After lunch (yes, everything above was all before lunch), John retrieved the winter wet suits and diving flippers for the boy’s trip. I had my “five minutes of peace”, and walked to Joffre Gorge, which is just next to our camping ground. It’s a fast descent down a stack of rock slabs till you reach the floor of the gorge – and the reward is an amazing panorama of the Joffre Falls.

This really was a great reward for the effort of the descent – and the ascent yet to be achieved!