Timber Creek turned out to be a much better stop over than we’d expected. Quite a few people had advised us to drive straight through to Victoria River Crossing and stay there, but we took no notice of them!
Russ (and I) wanted to visit the west end of Gregory National Park and put our boat in on the river, so we needed to stay 3 nights. We took a site in the very back corner of the park and as it was really quiet we were able to spread us and the boat and car over three sites which was pretty nice. Our neighbours turned out to be a couple (Beryl and Ron) we had been beside in Wyndham-it was nice to see them again. It was good to have TV, internet and phone again too after a few days without at Lake Argyle.
Our fishing trip the following morning was a bit of a waste of 6 hours-a couple of archer fish, lots of cat fish and no barra. We saw lots of crocs with one being the biggest we have ever seen. We reckoned he was 15-17 foot long! I have to say I don’t mind the crocs as we fish, but I don’t like pulling into the boat ramp, getting out then being left to hold the boat while Russ gets the trailer. I keep a very sharp lookout and would just let the boat go if a croc looked like coming anywhere near me. We got home from fishing to find another couple we’d been beside at Lake Argyle (Ron and Del) were just a few vans away from us. We had a nice catch up with them and will probably stay in the same park in Katherine in a couple of days.
Gregory National Park from Calcite Walk Lookout
Gregory national park was pretty good-very hot and dry though and the Limestone Gorge we’d particularly gone out to do was closed due to recent storm damage. If only they’d posted that on the information board 6ks back (6 k of 4WD track). Instead, we took the shorter Calcite Walk to see a calcified waterfall. It was pretty good and the views from the lookout were nice too. Then we took a walk around the homestead, outbuildings and stock yard of what was Bullita Station. It’s free and self guided and really interesting.
Harness Shed at Bullita Homestead
When we got back from our drive, the park was really starting to fill up, so we put the boat on the car, packed up the trailer and squeezed back onto our original site. A really nice SA couple (Bob and Anna) with two Shiatsus turned up in a huge Winnebago motor home and pulled in frontward beside us. That meant we were all sitting outside on the same side, so we ended up having a drink, then dinner and finally a coffee together while we sat and talked and talked and talked. They own a couple of pubs but have leased them out and have been in catering for years, so we had lots to talk about. They are going the other way and really wanted us to stay on another night, but there is only so much to do in Timber Creek!
Victoria River from Escarpment Lookout
We left Timber Creek this morning and drove on to Victoria River Crossing where we plan to stay at least two nights so we can do the escarpment walk in the east end of Gregory National Park. The river looks much prettier here too, so I think the boat might be coming off and if it does, that probably means another night. There is a helicopter giving scenic flights just over at the roadhouse, and I’m deciding if I will go take one as the price is really cheap ($60 for 12 minutes of terror).
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