Eel, Coombadjha Creek

Washpool and Gibraltar Range (26-27 March)

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April 1st 2009
We left Grafton and headed northwest towards Glen Innes on the World Heritage Way (Gwydir Highway). We had a brief stop at a lookout over the Gibraltar Ranges and then drove into Bellbird Camping Area in Washpool National Park. After setting up camp, we did the short Coombadjha Walk. Annelies and Thomas had a paddle in Coombadjha Creek but were a little wary of eels that had been spotted ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Washpool National Park

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more