Leichhardt Lagoon
This place was highly recommended by Aussie Jenny down at Gilbert River. It was a nice enough laid back camp. There were many bird species in the lagoon, I guestimated there were 25 to 30 species there during daytime. I had the opportunity to observe the Magpie Goose more closely here, I have only really […]
Croydon
Croydon was a type of minor destination after brother Stephen instructed me to stop for a beer at the Croydon pub, which I did. Not much at Croydon although I can see that the locals have tried to highlight for the tourists what they do have in the way of history and surrounding points of […]
Gilbert River Camp
This camp is located on the banks of of the Gilbert River, the largest of the ‘wild’ Gulf Rivers. A quiet dusty camp good for walking in the dry season along the mostly dry river bed. I met aussie Jenny here who was quiet nice but thought the only good crocodile was a dead one […]
Cumberland Chimney
It is nice to be driving in the ‘outback’ again. There is something quieting, calming about those wide open spaces, free of all the trappings of the modern world (if you can ignore the aussie 4WD culture and ‘right to farm’ land degredation). I took some experimental shots with the Nikon 3500 but I was […]
Doggers Delight Camp
The first leg of my drive from Mareeba to Normanton, about 140km. I spent the morning in Atherton shopping. I realised I hadn’t been here since 1985 so it was all very ‘new’ to me. The drive south off the tablelands towards Ravenshoe was very pleasant passing through more of the Wet Tropics, a good […]
Mareeba 2
Camp Location: Mareeba Rodeo Grounds From Archer Point I decided to drive straight back to Mareeba to regroup and to attend to Bus repairs and maintenance before I set off west on the Savannah Way. Mareeba is a good reliable base from which to explore further north or for tableland hiking or as a starting […]
Archer Point
This place is amazing. Located just south of Cooktown, camping here is permitted by the Cook Shire Council with permission from the traditional owners the Yuku-Baja-Mulku people. It has easily been the stand-out camp so far. I have read that the ‘camp anywhere for free’ situation is only temporary until a something more formal can […]
Cooktown
Cooktown is a very pleasant little coastal town. It is the most northern point of my 2020 Qld travels. The SE trade winds blow constantly at this time of year keeping the temperatures fairly comfortable. The town has a very friendly atmosphere. The caravan park was run by a sweet little old lady. When booking […]
Annan River
This camp is very small and a bit untidy but has a lot of potential due to the very scenic and fast flowing Annan River. There is a track on the other side of the highway which leads to a much larger area downstream which is more scenic. more spacious. Gallery
Lakeland
I had heard of Lakeland from a Harvest Trail Ad a couple of years ago. In my imagination it was extremely remote hot and dusty outpost NW of Cairns. Well its definitely not remote being located on a major highway linking the Atherton Tableland and Cooktown. The main feature is the Swiss Farms huge banana […]