Day 37 - Burketown to Adels Grove (Wed May 30^th)

We were ready to go by 8am, but the servo didn’t open until 8.30am so we had a drive around Burketown, hmmmm, not a lot to see. People come up here for the Barra, it’s known as the Barra Capital of Australia. But with all this cold, wet weather they are having, most of the regular fisherman have packed up and gone home. We didn't actually see the town wharf or the Albert river which is where they all catch their fish.

After fueling up we were off to Adels Grove, hoping to get there in time to set up before the rain started. 

This little crossing looked like a nice spot to camp along the way, called Beams Brook. 

The road today was pretty good, some had been freshly graded, and most of the road to Gregory Downs was bitumen.

We called into the Gregory Downs Hotel for a coffee and wee stop. They have camping here out the back, but it looked a little rough, but with character.

Camping down by the Gregory river looked nice though as we drove across the bridge. The banks are sandy, and there were a few caravans set up enjoying this camp spot.

Damon spotted this black headed python on the road, and managed to get pretty close to him to get these pics. He coaxed me out of the car for a closer look, but i didn’t stay long, opting for the safety of the car. Although he assured me he was harmless.

Peekaboo

We followed a large herd of cows being mustered along the road for quite a while, it seemed like ages, as we were going so slow! But this is all part of the journey when travelling through cattle station country.

Mustering Cowboy

The long straight road we travelled

We arrived at Adels Grove around lunchtime and set up camp along their spring fed creek. 

View from our camp

It’s nice here, all sites are unpowered and are $31/night for 2 adults. They have tyre tubes that you can hop on and float down the creek, and canoes for hire at $15 for a few hours.

Here is the link  www.adelsgrove.com.au

Lawn Hill Gorge (Boodjamulla National Park) is 10km up the road, and is beautiful. They have basic bush camping here, which requires a permit obtained through www.epa.qld.gov.au

We are looking forward to exploring this gem over the next few days.

We’ve booked into Adels Grove for 4 nights, the weather is meant to clear on Saturday, which is when we’ve decided to hire a canoe and explore the gorge in the national park.