Now what is "Dam Wall Hunting" I hear you asking. It is something that we have started up with Rhys and Effie and its it simply a fun way to fill in any time frame from 1 hour to a whole weekend. All you need to do is look on a map find a lake or dam and head there to find the walls that hold it together and stop it from all spilling out.
So this is exactly what we did on this wet wet weekend. We decided not to pack camping gear as we figured we would either grab a cabin for the night or just head home at the end of the day. We packed food for lunch and Rhys and Effie took dinner. We met on the F3 about 9am and pushed on up into the Hunter Valley for the first Dam wall viewing. Lake St Clair was the first stop. There is a nice camp ground on the edge of the lake with toilets and showers. We then did a dirt road loop through the forest with 2 short but fast flowing river crossings. We then went and found the dam wall and stopped for lunch.
We then decided to push on up to Lake Glenbawn which is also a "State Park". We learnt that there are about 5 other State Parks that are now on our list to visit. We pulled into the park about 4pm and got a cabin to share. It was nice and comfortable it had 2 bedrooms and a share bathroom and small kitchen which was all we needed to spend the night.
The clouds had cleared and we spent a nice warm relaxing afternoon chilling out with a few glasses of bubbly.
Sunday we decided to head down the road and find a nice place for breakfast and we ended up at the Hunter Valley Belle Cheese Factory. It was a nice way to start the day. From here we did a drive past Lake Liddle. It also has plenty of flat grassy camping on the edge of the lake.
We then turned our noses home and hit the bitumen. It was a really enjoyable weekend. You too should go Dam Wall Hunting soon.
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