Yerranderie Weekend

A fabulous weekend of family, friends and adventure. And the weather was sensational. What a great place to have a reunion staying at the Yerranderie lodge. Cecile and I went on a short run around the "town" and later a bunch of us climbed up the Peak. Afterwards Martin and I explore the Colon mine site.
Later we had a big campfire meal and a great dinner cooked by Michele and Kelly. It was also Neil and my 50th birthday so it was great time. We had the Kroghs, the Leamons, the Loyds, the Castros, Derek and Charlotte, Randall and Karin, Janet, Honor, Michele, Kate, Geoffery and Serena.
Next morning Greg Moinica and I hiked up the Peak at 5.30am for dawn and we were rewarded with a magnificent sight. The horizon was overcast and as the sun struggled through the clouds, shafts of golden light played out over the Blue Breaks and Axe Head range.

Dawn at Yerranderie Peak

Then an amazing thing happened. About 10 minutes after first light a mournful howl came up from the wilderness, then another from somewhere else, soon there were half a dozen howls joining the chorus. A dingo chorus. Then suddenly they stopped and it was silent again. Magic moment.
Later Neil and I went down to the graveyard and then onto the Tonalli River. He was on the trike and I was on foot. Getting up and down the hill was a mission but it worked out OK so I ended up running about 12 k. Then it was a long road back to Katoomba where a local had reported me missing to the Police! After sorting that out we had dinner at the Arjuna Indian and then home.