Day 3, Sunday
The day we went to Barrington Tops {or more aptly, the fringes of}
{written on the go with minimal editing}
Last night (Saturday night that is), I announced that we should all be ready for breakfast a little bit before 7am. We have an early 8am start. The plan was to take a road trip all the way to the Barrington Tops up north, 3 hours drive away according to Google Maps. One would think that if hiking was on the agenda the multitude of national parks around the Hunter region were the likely ‘goto’ places. Oh no siree. Cha always wanted to visit the Barrington Tops (it’s the equivalent to San Fran’s Yosemite without the sequoia trees). From home it’ll be a good 4-5 hours drive; too far for a day trip. Somehow an overnight stay did not strike my fancy. Hunter Valley was closer to it, so it makes sense to go visit it now.
Mabuti na lang pumayag ang driver ko. Yey. The plan was to drive to Thurderbolts Lookout, the one with a 1km walking trail. Just short enough to stretch our legs, have our sandwiches for lunch and take in magnificent mountain views. Ha! Sana nga the reality will equal my mind’s eye. I’ve got my maps and brochures from the i (information center). I was confident I have done my homework.