Our morning began with what we thought would be a short stroll through yet another rain forest. I have come to the conclusion that they should be renamed mossie forests as despite layering on the mossie repellant I still got eaten alive by the darn beasts! I know we go on about them a lot but they really are the bain of our lives! I’m sure you feel great sympathy for our plight.
Anyway our short stroll turned into a long hike (it included a 4km detour along the beach to avoid a return trip into the mossie forest) and by the end of it we were hot and bothered and itchy! So where better for our next stop than Lennox Head which promised a teatree lake with medicinal healing properties.
It may well be medicinal but it is very disconcerting to find yourself swimming in what effectively looks like brown tea. Having been spoilt by swimming in crystal clear waters I really did not like being unable to see what I was swimming in (to give you some idea today’s photo is of Si’s foot!) Who knew what might be swimming below me or what I might be about to stand on (Si assured me there were no crocs but can he really be sure?) And I especially did not like the brown tea like dirt left on me when I emerged from the water. AND I was still itchy afterwards! Nope I’m sorry but the ‘medicinal’ teatree lake is not for me! I think I’ll stick to beaches – at least you can see the sharks coming! 🙂