Day 26

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Judy's Trekabout

Thursday 9th.

What a day, awesome. Did lots of shooting birds, did the boat trip, that was fantastic learning all the history of the gorge and the Waanyi people.

Heading up the Gorge.

Cliff face, going up the Gorge, some light it looks red, other times its orange, keep’s changing colours. Just beautiful.

We go up around the bend ahead. Feel very small in comparison to the cliffs.

Another part of the trip.

Crocodile slide. We waited but didn’t see anything.

Canoeing, they all having fun, Indarri Falls just around the corner.

Trees growing out of rocks, amazing.

Part of the falls, quite a story as to how long the falls have eroded the rock away, it passes through lime stone and deposits calcium to form where the falls fall.

Another fall as part of the Indarri falls.

A Bower bird landed on the calcium ledge.

Indarri Falls in all its glory, they are so beautiful..

Shapes, colour, just breath taking.

The skipper was telling us about the crack in this cliff face, when there’s been a lot of rain the water gushes out from this crack and forms a water fall that flows right out into the water. So where we are now he said, we’d be getting wet.

Honey Bee full of nectar.

Purple crowned wren.

Day 25

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Judy's Trekabout

Wednesday 8th June

Had a great day. Had a good breakfast and then headed off on a hike to Indarri Falls, 3 hours round trip up over the plateau and down the cliff face, dam steep. The colours out here are just so vivid. The falls are beautiful. The terrain is very undulating, rocky and colourful. Alice and Jack went up to the falls in their kayak, went to the second level, we saw them at the falls. Got back at 12.30 pm. Had to cool down, then went for a cold shower. Had lunch and just sat around for awhile, it was 35 deg today again. Flies are bad. Wearing the fly net most days. Don and Jack went walking up over the Constance Range, Don said it’s beautiful but extremely tough. I’m not doing it. Couldn’t get on the boat trip today but have booked for tomorrow 10 am. Looking forward to that. Not cold at nights. Lovely and fresh.

Beautiful cliffs where we’re camping. These colours are as they are.

Path on our 3 hour walk to Indarri falls, then to the lookout and back down to camp.

This is the Lawn creek, magic colours. There are fresh water crocodiles but we didn’t see one.

The Indarri Falls, so lovely.

Love these reflections.

Indarri falls,

Going up the escarpment, reds and green, we are so lucky this national park was closed to flooding two weeks prior to us coming.

View from climbing up higher, the falls being just to the left of the middle of photo.

On our way up to the lookout, this a great view but facing the sun.

The workers and rangers accommodation.

Bigger view of the whole camping.

Sun going down and I’m down by the jetty.

Another angle. magic reflections.

Heading back to camp, got a sun burst through the trees.

Young crimson finch.

Very bright but still beautiful.

White winged triller.

Yellow tinted honey eater.

Liked these, don’t know there name, reminded me of the Lupines in NZ up Mt Cook.

Lizard sunning.

Indarra falls.

Close up of the falls.

Day 24

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Judy's Trekabout

Tuesday 7th Traveling to Lawn Hill

We got away from Gregory river by 9 am, sad to be leaving but will be calling back on our way south. Wonderful drive to Adels Grove where we had morning tea. Then another 10 km to Lawn Hill NP. The scenery is so beautiful and changes so often I have taken shots along the way from the vehicle as we are driving. Very hot, 35 deg. Lots of birds. I’m going on the boat cruise as there is no way I can row 6 km. I will then walk to the falls in the afternoon. Had a cold shower to cool off then got tea. We are here for 2 full days then leave Friday 10th. We have full telstra coverage 4G with blue tick.

The road to Lawn Hill, some of the tar sealed roads were worse than gravel roads.

This is the road to Adels Grove. It is a Caravan Park. Been very wet here two weeks ago so we have timed it nicely, lovely and green really.

Still not much water for the animals, but better than none.

We are here, yahoo, only 4 km now to the camping area.

Beautiful red soil and rocks. Very crumbly looking. The skies are so blue.

Good amount of foliage.

Well, this is the colour of the Lawn creek/river.

Another wider view.

Termite mounds, I have seen them reds, browns, creams, I’ve been told that what ever the colour of the soil then that’s the colour of the mounds. Makes sense.

IMG_8986Female Purple-crowned Fairy-wren

This is the Female of the Purple-crowned Fairy-wren.

These are Crimson Finches, on the tree in our camp spot. How lucky. The red one is the male, other two females.

Dragonfly on the path where I was walking.

This is the Male Purple-crowned Fairy-wren.

Red winged parrot.

Grey-crowned Babbler.

White-browed Robin.

Went for a bit of a walk and just love the colours in the rock face, but trees are growing out of cracks, make them hardy up here to survive.

Day 23

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Judy's Trekabout

Monday 6th. June

Well woke to a lovely morning, heaps of people moving out and one new one came In and its only 9.02 am. We have the Northern kookaburra, they are so funny the sounds they make. We walked up into the town which is 1 pub, 1 shop general Store but only necessary groceries really and petrol, all very exe. The bird life here is magic, so many different types. Not cold tonight. I got the washing dry, had showers. Off to Lawn Hill tomorrow. Met some lovely travelers.

Lovely reflections on the Gregory River where we are camped.

Large area’s for camping, Gregory River.

This camping area is on the other side under the bridge.

Gregory River down stream.

Under the bridge.

Kites, we have a nest above our camp spot. 🙂

Jack and Alice whom we are traveling with having breakfast in the sun by the rive, doesn’t get much better than this.

Kite taking off from drinking.

The cub set up for two nights only this stop. We keep it simple for a couple of nights.

Getting the shower bottles ready to heat up for the shower. Plenty room over this side of the bridge for camping.

Wee frog while I was crossing the rocks,

Kite preening.

I think this is a young Great bower bird.

White Gaped Honey Eater.

Peaceful Dove, they are so small compared to the other Doves.

A better shot of the Young Great Bower bird.

White gaped Honey eater.

Water trucks come in all day, they are doing the road works and its at least one hour away from here, so a long haul.

Yellow Tinted honey eater bathing.

Here is a better view of the Yellow tinted honey eater.

Black chinned honey eaters.

White browed robin.

Masked Finch I think.

Not sure the name of this bird.

Rufus Whistler.

Day 18

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Judy's Trekabout

Wednesday 1st June Day 18

Well it is raining, started quiet early after we went to sleep last night. Has rained fairly constant. The land needs this, as campers it’s fine overnight but nice to fine up now, well not a lot to do in the rain. Soaking the clothes to hang out when fine. Had a early tea, cleaned up and retired to the camper.

Just down the bank from our camp site, looking south. very overcast.

Looking up the opposite way. This dam is a lot higher than it has been, last year people were camping where the water is.

Our camp site.

Very dark skies tonight.

Beautiful Kite.

Day 15

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Judy's Trekabout

Sunday 29th

Got up for sunrise but was a bit of a sizzler. Made a cuppa and waited for the sun to appear. Got breakfast before the flies come. Still very windy and in the shade quiet cool. Sun is hot but having the wind helps . Caught up with Robert T, met him at Lara, now at Long Water Hole Winton. Had a good chat with him. We all did star trails, milky way. Photographed birds, cows and packed up what we could.

Sun setting over the Long Water Hole

Animals drinking just behind our camp site.

Who’s going to move for who.

Nice sitting in the cool of the afternoon at our camp spot. Long Water Hole.

White Plumed Honey eater

Crested Pigeon

Pelicans landing

Apostles, ones teaching the other one something.

Red tailed Black Cockatoo’s, a Kite hovering above.

Whistling Kite

Sand Goanna

Whistling Kite.

Got his lunch.

Red tailed Black Cockatoo.

Day 5 & 6

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Judy's Trekabout

Saturday 16th

Still raining. We have apostle birds visiting, they are so funny. Well it’s been a very wet day and we are going to leave tomorrow now. We have collected enough water off the tarp to fill all the containers and the camper. The farmers are going to be so happy with this rain as it’s been very soaking. We are having left overs for tea tonight so be easy. It’s very windy and blowing the rain in to where I cook. Once tea was cooked we all retreated into the camper lounge room. We have had the generator on to top up everything. The freezer is doing so much better even without the sunlight, so the heavy wiring Don did I feel has made a big difference. Rained all night, I just hope its fine in the morning to dry out a bit before packing up. No photo’s for today.

Sunday 17th

Well, we awoke to the most beautiful day, clear skies, sunny and a light breeze, we will get everything dried before packing. We were on the road by 9.50 am. Had a great run thru to Monto, real lovely country side. We fueled up, $1.61 a litre. Dumped the toilet waste and got some grociers. Had morning tea then headed off up thru Many Peaks and then Mungungo, beautiful drive up over the range and then down thru the Boyne Valley, this is in the Gladstone region. We arrived here at the Boynedale Bush Camp at 3 pm, just good time for afternoon tea. The Dam here is feed by the Boyne River then flows out to Gladstone. We were all in bed early as it got very cold. We have coverage up by the toilet block sometimes. Did some star trails at 7 pm beautiful.

our Cub Camper set up and our friends in slide-on.

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Star trails turned out not bad, sky a bit dark as we had no moon.

Day 16

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Judy's Trekabout

22^nd April Tuesday to 23^rd Wednesday

Packing up today and going to stay in Miles as we need to do a big wash. The fire was still going this morning so had my cuppa by it, so nice. Caravan Park pretty run down but clean enough, more to the point the washing machines were not to exe, so I got 3 loads washed and dried, hot showers and went to pub for tea. Was a very noisy night as we are right on the Hwy trucks all night, never mind catch up tonight.

Camp site at Miles caravan park Red Winged Parrot Red Winged Parrot Red Winged Parrot

24^th April Thursday

Up at 4.30 am made a cuppa and watched the sky change, all the miners heading off to work or coming home, so much mining and gas mining going on, unbelievable. Heading to Chinchilla to get Dons tablets, but we couldn’t get them so they ordered into Dalby so when we go there on Saturday they will have them for him. Off we go to Archer’s Crossing, get there and Chris & Kate are there, they decided to drag the holiday out a few more days. Stayed a couple of days here, lovely lot of water in the river, very green, some sort of algae in it so we did not put the rubber ducky in. Went for a big walk, did some night shooting and sat around the fire with Kate & Chris, bed by 8 pm.

River at Archers Crossing Down at the boat ramp, Archers CrossingBig area for camping Archers Crossing camping, lots of room on the banks of the river

Day 11

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Judy's Trekabout

17^th April Thursday thru to 20th Sunday

Went over early and had a hot shower before everyone else got up. Got brekky and sat under the tree. Storm had gone, mozzies were back, and these are big ones, holly hell they can bite. Bite you thru your clothes; I have big welts on me. We headed to Moura, stopped along the way and saw the mine. We fueled up, emptied toilet, and topped up with some food items at Food Works. Going to Chain Lagoons, on our way we called into Theodore, what a lovely town only small on the Dawson River and a free camping spot. We are now on the Leichhardt H’wy heading south, had a lunch stop here and then got to Chain Lagoons and they had a fence across the road to get to the big lagoon, so we took a bush road thinking we could get thru, ha we got in a tricky spot, but with a bit of work we got back out onto the H’wy. So off we go to plan B and onto Lake Murphy, well what a neat surprise, so green, lovely camp spots so much better, no water in the lake but that’s not a problem, we loved it here and stayed 3 nights, did lots of walks, night shooting, sitting around the camp fire, was lovely, we had Apostle birds hanging around camp, they are so funny, chattering all the time. Our friends are here as well. We spent the next few days just exploring and enjoying the time to relax.

Open Cut Mine at Moura
Apostle bird, they are so social and funny with their antic’s Babbler with insect in mouth A Red Necked kangaroo Apostle Bird Apostles birds

Our camp spot at Lake Murphy. Mowed pathways to Toilet block Nice big camp spots Our friends and us on our walk over to see the creek, which had water in it.

Empty Lake Murphy, hard to imagine that this is the lake floor.

Day 22

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Judy's Trekabout

Saturday 22nd February

Slept well, muggy though and overcast. It’s only 7.30 am, hope we get some rain. We all packed up after breaky and headed for Bingara, Sandy was ready earlier than us so we just met up with her at Bingara. Got a few supplies and had lunch in the Roxy Cafe, it was the old Roxy Theatre, they have restored it to it’s original condition. Arrived at Bonshaw Weir at 3.30 pm, was sad to see the toilet block has gone, I was told that they had big floods last year. Got set up and while Don was putting the annex up I was steadying one of the poles and the side pool dropped and hit me across the wrist, wow, it was instant golf ball size and very sore, so iced it every 20 min intervals. Was a bit sore during the night so wasn’t the greatest of sleeps. lovely and cool and windy, such a nice change. We are camping with some stock-man and there cattle while they feed along the long paddocks. They have no feed back at their farm, they have traveled from Goondawindi and heading for Ashford. Did some star trails, sky to dark.