Going Bush...

About 20 mins south of here is a small fishing village called Wada. It's better known as a "whaling" town, but it also has a waterfall called Kuro Taki and a series of hiking trails meandering through the hills behind the town.

On what was a picture perfect spring day with temperatures around 20 (and small waves on offer) we decided to finally go bush. I'd been talking about wanting to go up here and look around for the last 5 years or so but had never gotten around to it.At the entrance to the trails, there is a decent sized park suitable for a bit of backyard cricket or frisbee tossing. There was also a BBQ cooking area, a small flying fox and lots of colourful trees and flowers.After a quick 5 min walk along a quite stream, we came across the waterfall. It was very secluded, and although we came across several others hiking, it felt like we had the place to ourselves.Being my adventurous self, I wasn't satisfied with just 5 mins of hiking so we decided to push on and tackle the stairs and trail to the top of the hill. At the top there was a mountain cherry tree. Unfortunately, we were about a week late to capture the blossoms in all there glory. It was a decent view though and worth the walk although both of us suffered aching legs the following day...