Carrington Falls Travel Guide

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.  He suggested Carrington Falls, just 20 minutes away, as a better option.  Disappointed, but somehow grateful, I did a U-turn and headed off.
I’d been here before, but now had a better camera, my Samsung S10 phone.  These days I rarely use my accumulated Nikon gear, saving it for telephoto and night shots only.  I hadn’t fitted flowers into my calculations, but there they were, flexing their leaves to the tune of the falling rain.
Only one other couple were present and they were 300 metres in front.  I had it basically all to myself.  There’s something fulfilling about being surrounded by nature in all its forms.  Droplets of water assembled on the leaves, bushes flushed with flowers and lovely even light
.  He suggested Carrington Falls, just 20 minutes away, as a better option.  Disappointed, but somehow grateful, I did a U-turn and headed off.
I’d been here before, but now had a better camera, my Samsung S10 phone.  These days I rarely use my accumulated Nikon gear, saving it for telephoto and night shots only.  I hadn’t fitted flowers into my calculations, but there they were, flexing their leaves to the tune of the falling rain.
Only one other couple were present and they were 300 metres in front.  I had it basically all to myself.  There’s something fulfilling about being surrounded by nature in all its forms.  Droplets of water assembled on the leaves, bushes flushed with flowers and lovely even light

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