Eagle Creek

Last weekend we went for another hike along one of the many trails that line the river gorge, this time we went up eagle creek. The trail started at the base of the river gorge and ascended very quickly up the side of the creek. The hike was classified as easy but at several points it was just a narrow path with a 150ft drop to the river below, we walked past punch bowl falls and our aim was to reach bridge simply called 'high bridge' which was 3.5 miles along the trail, but we fell short by about 1/2 mile as we got higher up the creek the conditions got worse and despite having our walking boots on we couldn't get much further unless we wanted to slip down the mountain. On the way back though we took a detour and went on a side path that took us to the valley floor and gave us an even better view of punch bowl falls.

Last week Liz's work card arrived so she can now officially work in the USofA, she has started to apply for some jobs as well as getting her teacher certificates verified so that she can teach here. The apartment is a lot nicer now that we have our own furniture and we're not cramped together on the little sofa. Work is going well, I've unfortunately had to adapt my pronunciation of some words like aluminium; otherwise a quick request becomes a 5 minute discussion on the English language!



Ed (& Liz)