We camped at the Bowls Club which was a very scenic spot. There was a platypus in the river and some elusive trout which kept Jonathan occupied for a few hours.
Inverawe Gardens
Margaret and Bill Chestnut have turned 22 acres of weeds into a beautiful native garden which attracts over 100 species of birds. I booked into one of Bill’s bird spotting workshops which gave me a chance to test out my birthday binoculars. Our group spotted 35 species over a couple of hours. As the gardens are next to the North West Bay River, there were also plenty of shore and water birds. Margaret laid on a fine morning tea for the group.
The gardens are behind the Margate Train whose carriages house various traders such as the Devil’s Brewery, Choo Chews and the Pancake Train.