Baguette

As we dropped down towards the lake we could see that the path traversed the lake over a rocky dam. We decided to have lunch before we crossed, so found a couple of comfy rocks to sit on and enjoy our cheese and pickle baguettes.

As we sat there enjoying our lunch we could hear lots of delicate splashing on the edge of the water. Brian went to investigate, and realised the reeds were full of little frogs, enjoying their afternoon swimming lesson.

He then started to look closer in the water, to find that it was full of little fish and skimmers, tripping over the top of the water. He then spied a little oval looking creature. ‘Come and look at this.’ I carefully toddled over to where he was standing, and the pair of us gazed inquisitively into the water. This is what we saw which was about 2-3 cms long. No idea what it is!

Lunch finished, we crossed to the other side of the dam, where we found a beautifully built hide, which we went into to explore. After a short while we could hear a crescendo of frogs and bird song, it was such a delightful experience, we will definitely be revisiting. Brian did manage to capture some of the ambiance with this short piece of video and soundtrack. Just click on the picture below.