Sunday Drive - Waterfalls, Psycho Turkeys, Quirkiness & Chocolate Cake

On Sunday morning, Hubby Jas and I decided it was a good day to jump in the car and go exploring our new surroundings. So, we buckled the kids in the back seat and off we went. With no map and no real plans on where we were headed, we decided to try and find the waterfall that we had heard about a day earlier. 

Fifty kilometres of bumpy dirt road, a Barbie DVD, a toilet stop and multiple sand-fly bites later, we were standing at the top of Ellenborough Falls. Hubby walked out onto the viewing platform for a closer look, me joining him once I had convinced myself that the platform wasn't going to break off and fall (dramatically) to the bottom (serious fear of heights) and that neither of the kids could fit through the gaps in the metal bars (okay, slightly paranoid mother around heights). 

Ellenborough Falls

Bumpy dirt road which doesn't look so bumpy, but believe me it WAS bumpy

The Falls were breathtaking and well worth the trip. There is a little kiosk at the top of the Falls, run by a lady named Kim, who makes and sells a mean home made sausage roll. Be sure to look out for the psycho Bush Turkey that chased Little Girl around the parking lot a few times, with her screaming her head off and yelling 'Daddy, Daddy, the chooks? are chasing me'. Now before you go pulling out your copy of 'What Bird is That?', These birds are not really aggressive. I think this particular one was just after the kids' sausage rolls and not actually intending to peck them to death as my daughter believed at the time.

The kids enjoying their sausage rolls in the safety of the car (Bush Turkey still lurking )

The Bush Turkey in question (just look at that murderous bird) 

After the Falls, we headed off in a different direction which took us on yet another dirt road, through a few really cute little towns. I can only assume some of these towns were inhabited by artists, hippies and creative-folk alike, with many properties fronted with quirky letterboxes and other interesting works of art (or at least I think it was art).

Quirky Letterbox

Community hall with interesting bamboo archway

Bamboo work of art or something else???

Not so quirky letterboxes, but interesting all the same

During our road trip, we saw a deer farm and lots of dairy cows. The countryside was so lush and green. We passed a property named 'Lamington Drive' and another named 'Misty Mountain'. We also crossed lots of old wooden bridges, with fresh water from the falls running underneath.

Deer Farm (not a bad photo, seeing it was taken from a moving car, with me hanging out the window like a mad woman)

Token 'cows in paddock' shot

One of the many old bridges we crossed over

Before heading home, we finished off an awesome day out, with coffee and a yummy piece of chocolate cake, shared by all of us, from a cafe in Comboyne called Mad Cow or Udder Cow or something with Cow in the title (cannot remember exactly as I was overwhelmed with all the cow paraphernalia for sale that was hanging around the place).

Mmmm!

I really enjoyed writing about our day out and decided to try and make 'Sunday Drive' a regular story to share each week. So... be sure to check back next week to hear all the adventures of our next family road trip.