To take a break from the road, we volunteered at the park like we did at Lake Eildon back in January. This time, we decided not to be campground hosts but asked to do general work at the Nathan River Ranger Station in Limmen National Park.
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| Basic accommodation |
As volunteers, we get accommodation, air-conditioned(a plus), hot showers, kitchen and washing machine. These are certainly welcomed after weeks on the road. A big plus is tv. One can start to miss tv after a while.
The experience as volunteer rangers is unique and interesting. We were given the trust with the park's vehicle and keys to the station and left on our own for 2 days. It is not surprising as the park covers 12,000 sqm with only 3 rangers. Our to-do list was long from cleaning campgrounds to installing bollards and repairing fences. One task which TJ was excited and very happy with was fixing a broken road sign.
During our one week stint, we visited Butterfly Springs, Southern Lost City and the closed Western Lost City. We are happy that we got to drive out to the last place as it was spectacular with the arches and rock formations. It would not be possible if we had not been volunteers.
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| Fencing at the Arch at Western Lost City |
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| Western Lost City |
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| Southern Lost City |
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