5 Oct - the Gulf

Visit Kuramba, Normantown and Burketown... not a great deal there for us. 

 Kuramba is a very large swampy wetland

 

 

 

The region has lots of wetlands with hundreds of Brolgas

 

 

 

 

 

Normanton has a blue pub, but no Diesel??? thank goodness for jerries!

 

 

and a plastic croc

 

 

The Leichardt Falls were dry but stunning none the less. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These rolling clouds are unique formations in the area called morning glory

 

 

 

 

3 Oct - Travel to the Gulf

It turns outs that it's very difficult to travel from the Cape to the Gulf. Pormpuraaw and Kowanyama are closed to the public from October (too late for us), and the Dunbar-Artemis road was closed at Dunbar while the Mitchell River crossing is being rebuild.

 

We ended up using the Dunbar road to New Dixie and travelling through the Alice River Goldfields and the Gulf Cattle country - very isolated.

 

Lunch at Musgrave Road House

 

 

Recharged for a few days on the Gilbert river, taking photos of crocs and birds.

 

 

 

 

Lots of these little guys walked pass the camp to get to the water

 

 

 

But these ones seem to dig little hole away from the edge (to keep away from the crocs?)

 

 

Spoonbill under the watchful eyes of two little freshies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Jabiru use their wings and do this little dance to round up fish

 

 

 

 

1 Oct - Oyala Thumotang NP

It's starting to get very dry up here and the waterholes are loosing their appeal. Interesting area none the less.

 

Owen creek is now reduced to dark waterholes

 

 

 

 

Most of the Lilly Ponds are stunning, with lots of bats activity at night (all night!)

 

 

 

Chong pond has been trashed by the leftover wild cattle

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Archer river down here is reduced to a trickle... it was nicer upsteam