Forest Walks Lodge is an eco-lodge hidden in Jackeys Marsh. I think Rodd was worried we were going to be staying in some hippie hovel. Instead it’s more like a Grand Design. Rosemary and Sean have created something truly beautiful on this property.

We were the only guests on the night, and we had pre-paid for dinner (since we were far away from any restaurants). We went exploring while our dinner was cooking.

We watched amused as the Japanese WWOOFer tried to chase the ducks back from the neighbour’s paddock. Eventually they waddled back on their own. They get locked up in the fenced-in veggie patch every night (to keep them safe from predators, and the veggies safe from wallabies).

Watching the sun set behind the peaks.

Not a bad little photo of us.

Mr Snook tried to capture the scene.

Suddenly I saw a pademelon emerge from the bush!

They were all over! We were able to get fairly close to take some photos.

For dinner, Sean made us a duck egg omelet with mushroom and then a gorgeous venison pie.

And for dessert, lemon meringue tart!

Sean is an ecologist, and you can book a rainforest walk with him. We did that the next morning. I was looking forward to it right up until the minute he packed a snakebite kit. Yikes! But it ended up being fine.

Sean explained the different microclimates we walked through and how the trees respond to events like fires.

The Japanese WWOOFer accompanied us and offered to take a photo.

There were some very big trees. Very big.

Reluctantly we said goodbye to Sean and Rosemary (and their friendly WWOOFer) and headed back to the highway.

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