Sunday (Sept 2) morning we took off to Gubara to seek out its swimming hole. The 3 km hot hike took us through sandy areas with tall grass as well as dried up creek beds nestled in the forest. At one point we weren’t sure if there was going to be any water till we found it tucked away in the forest against a big rocky hill. All the guys went straight in for a nice refreshing swim. Us girls stayed on shore until the boys ventured off down through some rocky areas where the water was running from. Roxanne and Erienne jumped in for a swim. Yvonne and I got a good laugh as they freaked out at the fish touching their legs. Next thing we knew Casey & Cory showed up telling us that Cory had an orange snake drop on him from a rock above ham and he thought it was a branch until he threw it off his shoulder. While all of them were in the water Yvonne heard a hiss and the two of us went to look at what it was at a safe distance and saw a Merten Water Monitor Lizard. It looked like a black snack with legs and a tummy. Everyone jumped out of the water to check it out and get pictures. Casey took so many pictures you would think he was a photographer for National Geographic. One more thing I have learned about my husband this trip is how much he loves seeing wildlife..... in the wild. Every time he gets excited I think about if we have a son how cute he will be. Once we hiked back we had lunch and headed back on the road to Yellow Water. When we arrived we felt like we had walked into another world out of a novel. Knowing there were crocodiles in the waters gave it a feeling of being dreamy yet wild. Flat fields of tall grass, lush greens trees and creeping through it like a snake, was a glass like river. The sky was full of white fluffy clouds with sunbeams breaking through kissing the earth with beautiful birds dancing through the air. Some people said on the boat tour they had just seen a herd of wild horses running through the plains. This place was truly a treasure tucked away. We enjoyed a short stroll on a little board walk along the water’s edge. Then we ventured off into a field that lead us on a path through a forest to a billabong surrounded by bamboo and water lilies which gave a more tropical feeling. We took a group picture and the guys tried to dare each other to jump in the water but none were silly enough to do it. Walking back we soaked up all we could see before heading back on the road. We started heading towards our campsite which was close to a waterfall but as we came to the road we realized Joel & Roxanne’s campervan couldn’t make it on the unsealed road (dirt road that’s extremely bumpy). So we talked about what to do and all decided to park on the side of the road and camp underneath the stars for the night. Chef Nick cooked up another incredible dinner and after dinner, for the last night together we turned off all the lights to star gaze. The amount of stars you could see where beyond comprehension. The sky was lit up with indescribable beauty. Casey & the crew laid on the road staring at the sky for hours. They were awed by the shooting stars whose tails of light that seemed to last forever. One friend said to Casey “if God wrote across the sky I would believe in Him” and Casey pointed to the sky and said “He has”.
“He counts the number of the stars; he calls them all by name. Great is our Lord, and might in power; His understanding is infinite.” (Psalm 147:4,5)....”Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?” (Psalm 144:3)
What an amazing way to end our day.
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