Part two of our Kanangra adventure

That afternoon we got a wild thunderstorm and rain so it was really nice to have a bonfire to chill out around. I slept in a bivy and it wasn't actually too bad getting in and out of it in the rain and I didn't get wet at all! Haha, didn't really have faith until I tried it out.

On the third day we got up really early (6 am) as it turned into another beautiful day and we wanted to get our 800 metre ascent over and done with before it got too hot out. First we had to cross the river again and then we set off on a vague trail up the ridge of the mountain side.

This is the incredible view we got half-way to the top. Below is the Kowmung river we crossed so many times.

And this is us having a sweaty rest not long after.

Here's another incredible view from the top;

When we finally reached the top and the car park again we decided to throw our bags and go to a waterfall that we had seen across the valley. The water was absolutely beautiful and here we are in the refreshingly cold water.

On our way back up from the waterfalls we are met by a couple that ask if we are the owners of a silver Hyundai.. "the police is looking for the owners of that car" they told us pointing to the helicopters that flew overhead.

"No, we have a blue car" I replied. Turned out that we did have a silver car (that goes to show how much I pay attention) and the police was in fact looking for "us". Or at least for the two girls that I travelled with. The choppers however were not for them, it was just the National Parks one, doing it's rounds or whatever it is they do.

What had happened was a man had found the car unlocked with the windows down (the seats were wet as it had rained the night before) with all our valuables inside and thought that someone must have gone for a day hike and not made it back. Thus he called the police who had gone through our phones and called the boyfriend of one of the girls. The police was told by the boyfriend that we were used to hiking and not expected back until 'today' anyway so maybe the search party should be held off for a while. The police had told him that a lot of things could happen to trekkers including flash floods due to storms like the one we had the night before among other things. Not surprisingly he was most anxious to hear from Gen as soon as we got back. What an adventure!