We stayed two nights at the Victoria River Crossing. It has a caravan park out back and while it seemed more civilised than Timber Creek, it had less shade so was quite hot and the sites were very uneven, so it was difficult to pick a good one and level the van!
The eastern end of Gregory national park is far more scenic than the other end. The road house sits in the middle of huge red escarpments dotted with livingstonia palms and the Victoria river cuts through all this.
Russ got the boat off and we went down the Victoria River as far as we could go (about 10 kilometres) then we headed back to the boat ramp and the junction of the Victoria River and Gregory Creek which we motered up another couple of ks.
Of all the boat trips we have done over the years, that part of the Victoria River was THE most beautiful I have ever seen-the wild life (crocs, kangaroos, tortoises, birds etc)and scenery was amazing. The other amazing thing was that we were the only people on the river. There are no houses or roads along that stretch of road and no other boats were put in at the ramp. There used to be a boat cuise, but the roadhouse lost the licence to the local aboriginals who haven't gotten around to starting their boat cruise yet. So we really were out there seeing something not manay can get to see. I'm angry at myself for taking out a camera with two flat batteries though as I got no pictures!. Neither did Russ when he got up early and walked to the top of the escarpment (a couple of ks) to lookout over the valley!
30 years ago when I started to travel Australia, I had a dream to one day go right around the country on Highway 1. When we arrived in Katherine yesterday, I finally did it. Now I'd like to buy a camper trailer and go all the places you can't take a caravan like ours!
We are staying in a park we stayed in 6 years ago. It's still lovely. After a big shop for groceries, we ran into a couple we met recently (Ron and Del), so all went for a swim, then over to the park bistro for a Sunday roast and a few drinks. We sat outside under the stars eating, listening to a very pleasant entertainer and just having a nice time.
1 comment:
Hi ! I am not sure how I came across your site but I am sure glad I did and will definately visit it on a regular basis. You are doing what I have been dreaming about doing for the last 6 years (Traveling around Australia) Hubby says we will do it once the kids have left home. At the moment we spend most of our holidays at our onsite caravan in Bonnie Doon, however we did manage to visit Cameroon’s Corner late last year.
What a shame you had flat batteries in your camera. Going by the shots you have posted previously on your Blog I am sure you would of got some spectacular ones..
Take Care have a great trip
Melinda
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