Day 19 - El Questro, 16th July 2025

 Set the alarms for 6am this morning (not that we needed to) so that we could get out to Zebedee Springs before the rush. No such luck, I think everyone had the same idea as it was packed. It was beautiful though with some lush greenery and warm water.





 

Next we headed off to Amalia Gorge. Steve dropped Amanda off and headed back to camp after his injury yesterday. This one was a 3.4km return walk, grade 4, and it was definitely the hardest one yet. There was a section where you had to hang on to a chain and climb around the rock face which was a bit hairy. This brought you to a beautiful clearing with a pool.





To continue though we had to climb up some big boulders and do a bit of rock climbing to get to the top but it was definitely worth it. A beautiful swimming hole and waterfall with what was definitely the coldest water we have had so far! My feet and hands were hurting by the time I got to the other side. It was stunning and well worth the effort.








Back to camp for lunch and a bit of relaxing before we headed back into the resort. We checked out the swimming hole but decided against it - it looked brown and very uninviting! 


Has an early shower and did a bit of shopping and sat down just in time for happy hour. One drink turned into two or three or four lol and we decided to stay for dinner which was delicious. The best steak burger Amanda has ever had, pretty good beef burgers and a magnificent Mexican pizza!





Back to our campsite for more drinks, cards and tunes around the campfire. 





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