Water, water everywhere......

Wow, what a lot of rain we had last week. For 24 hours it fell. Our courtyard began to fill up as the drains couldn't cope. The lawn got soggier and soggier. The garden beds started to look like the floating gardens of Inle Lake in Myanmar. The rain extended from Adelaide city to the Mount Lofty Range and across the Fleurieu Peninsula. Here are two photos of the cemetery that backs onto our cul de sac, taken by an adventurous local. I stayed warmly and dryly ensconced at home.

Photos by Greg Higgs

So on Sunday we decided to visit a waterfall we had never been to before, on the premise that there would be a lot of water tumbling over it. It's called Ingalalla Falls and is near Second Valley, about 35 kms north-west from home.

The drive there was beautiful. Everything was so green and bountiful after the rains. 

We parked in the car park and followed the sign that directed us to the falls. The first obstacle came as we discovered that water was flowing over a section of the path.

 But I was not to be deterred.

The area must have been well and truly flooded last week as the track was still muddy and you could see where the water had reached. We got off the track and walked along the river for a while.

 The water was running swift and strong as we had predicted.

At last we reached the waterfall. There are two falls, and in this next photo you can catch a glimpse of the second one higher up to the left. It was too slippery to climb any further so we contented ourselves with what we could see.

Steve lines up a shot.

I look around to see what I can spot.

We made our way back along the river.

The intrepid hiker! Luckily I had waxed my boots the week before.

Lilies grew in profusion on the bank.

After a picnic lunch in the shelter, we made our way home.

I always love this next view as we head towards Encounter Bay: the Bluff, green fields and our home nestling somewhere below in the fold of the hills.