The Nut

Most people know I like to collect crystals so I was especially excited when dad said he would drive us to a volcano called The Nut. The nut is a huge, solidified lava rock 152m high.

Since mum and dad were tired from ‘Marion’s Lookout’ they decided to pay 30 dollars to go up a chairlift. Mum was scared she was going to fall out of the chairlift so she leaned back. There was lots of refreshing wind blowing at your face. I took my hat off my head so it wouldn’t roll down the hill.

We got off the chairlift and started walking. I thought there would be lava rock but all there the rock was covered in grass and regular pebbles. Dad saw a tiny cave so we decided to walk in it and I saw a goanna. Mum thought it was a snake and walked away slowly. There was also a little pond covered with green moss to make it look like grass. I threw a rock in the water and it splashed and sank. There was also a stunning view and it looked like the end of the world. But it wasn’t.

On the way back we heard rustling in the bushes but luckily it was only a Paddymelon, a small wallaby. I wanted to get some food at the Nut cafe but dad said we would get food somewhere else.

Dad drove us to a famous fish cafe at the harbour. We had takeaway and the fish was delicious and juicy while the chips were nice and soft. There were lots of seagulls which willingly ate the chips we couldn’t eat. A whole swarm of the them swooped out of the sky desperate to eat some chips.

Then we walked around the town and bought our grandma a present. I can’t tell you what it is because she reads this! I wanted to get some lollies but strangely the lolly shop was closed.

That was our excellent day at The Nut.