Next morning, we headed back through the forest to the turn-off to Fruit Bat Falls. No camping is allowed there, so we were just popping in for a swim before heading to Elliott Falls for the night.
Well, Fruit Bat Falls was beautiful. The water was crystal clear, reasonably easy to get into, and warm enough for Trevor to take the plunge (he's a bit of a wuss when it comes to swimming in cold water).
Around the walkways to the falls were lots of tiny carnivorous sundew plants that exude sticky droplets to attract insects, which are then devoured by the plants. I did get a couple of photos of them, but they were so tiny, I really had to work hard to find them.
Around the walkways to the falls were lots of tiny carnivorous sundew plants that exude sticky droplets to attract insects, which are then devoured by the plants. I did get a couple of photos of them, but they were so tiny, I really had to work hard to find them.
After our swim we had lunch in the carpark then set off for Eliot Falls, our campsite for the evening. We again ventured onto the Telegraph Track, where we negotiated two interesting/difficult crossings - Sam Creek and Canal Creek.
We had to check each of these crossings out on foot before we attacked them, and Trev guided and directed the other two vehicles across - I did hop out a couple of times to photograph and video our cars coming across, so that was a lot of fun. It's amazing what these vehicles will do once you've worked out your path.
After conquering the crossings, we found our allocated site, set up our tents, then walked to Elliott Falls and Twin Falls, both very pretty areas where we again had a swim. I must admit that Fruit Bat Falls was the prettiest and the better area to swim.
On the way back to camp Trev and I also had a look at The Saucepan, another swimming area with a really deep swimming hole. Then it was back to camp for drinks and nibbles before dinner and stargazing. 
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