With the weather turning the heat up once again, it was time to get out of the city to find a swimming hole and chill out. A group of us headed one hour west to the Werribee Gorge State Park, full of hiking, eucalyptus, dust and wild koalas, as well as a small river with some nice swimming holes. When Cam said that we might see wild koalas, it seemed like a joke, but right there camped out in a tree in the parking lot was a wild koala, just chilling. Doing his dazed sleeping thing which koalas are known for. He was right there towards the bottom where the two main branches met, wedged in so he wouldn't fall out, with his sharp claws dug in on both sides. Giant claws. Don't get too near, seriously. He might seem out of it, and then boom! Australian souvenir scar!
So we hiked in 20 minutes, past some busy swimming holes to get to the best spot at the back. It wasn't always easy going with a scramble along a rock wall causing some difficulty for some of the group. There were small places for your feet and a metal wire you needed to hold on to as to not fall. Get that adventure going!
Finally we made it out there, to a spot with a nice little sandy beach and a perfect swimming hole. With the sweat in full effect in the 40+ C degree weather, that water felt amazing. Of course we found some rocks to jump off and then chilled out with a feast of a lunch, mixed in from 12 people. Waited that proper 20 minutes of digestation, and then back to the water. Amazing time out there, which is just what a super hot Saturday called for.
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