Where: Lesmurdie Falls
When: July 2017
Adventure Companions: Mini Monkey and Adventure Jane
Shall I change my flights?
Adventure Jane (Mr MAP’s sister) was flying through Perth on
her way back home over East from a BIG Adventure in the Top End. Yes, yes you
should. I took the afternoon off work, scooped Mini Monkey up from day care and
we headed out to the Perth Hills for a hike.
Mini Monkey has not been on top of the weather recently so I
gave him the option of walking or going in the Tula. Usually we wander along the
brook to the bottom of the falls, scramble on some rocks (unless it’s slippery
from rain) and wander back again. The boys love it and Velcro Dog does too.
However, occasionally I get a hankering for a view and today I wanted to show it
to Adventure Jane. Despite Adventure Jane having spent quite a bit of time over
in Perth with us she has never done much family hiking with us.
Mini Monkey has started to ask rather astute questions
lately, like ‘Grandpa, why do you not have any hair on your head?’, to which my
mother replied ‘because he has so many brains it pushed all his hair out’. Today,
whilst eating his snacks in the Tula, he asked ‘mummy, why are you making that
noise?’. ‘ Do you mean the huffing and puffing noise? Well, that’s because it’s
hard work hauling both of us up the hill.’ ‘Mummy, can we go faster?’
Despite the huffing and puffing (from me, not Adventure
Jane), the view was well worth it when we arrived at the top. I’d like to say
we had the place to our selves, but we didn’t as it was school holiday.
However, sometimes I choose to look at busy times in the positive as at least people
are getting outside and exploring, even if it means having to share.
Opening hours: Never Closed
Cost: Free.
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