Day 41 – Adels Grove to Kingfisher Camp (Sun June 3rd)
The drive today was through some magic country.
First it takes you through Lawn Hill Station, and follows a range in the
distance.
This is the part of the road |
Lawn Hill Station |
I was only thinking today how im missing the gym, well i got my exercise today, i think i opened and closed about 20 gates. Well it felt like that many anyway!
One of the many many gates. |
The kids love to yell "Shut the gate mate"
There was this huge cross up on this hill, not sure if it was a grave
or not, but it was impressive.
The second half of the drive was through Bowthorn
Station and was the most scenic so far on our trip. We crossed a few river
crossings, and passed through some rocky ridges, the road was lined with
wattles and wild flowers.
Crossing one of the creeks |
We saw our first wild emu today and plenty more
cows. The road was pretty good, but this would of been a different story a few
days ago with the recent rain. It’s amazing how quickly the mud dries.
We had some battery troubles today, one of the
fuses on the auxillary battery had died. We are running pretty short on food
supplies, so are doing a day trip into Doomadge tomorrow to stock up and get
some parts to fix the battery problem.
Kingfisher Camp is yet another great spot, with
shady bush camping among the gum trees. It is situated on the banks of a 5km
long waterhole, which is part of the Nicholson River. Each site has its own
fire pit, and water tap. The water is pumped from the creek, so needs to be
boiled before drinking.
Boat ramp at King Fisher Camp |
Our home among the Gum Trees |
We are paying $20/night, which is a family rate. The waterhole is a short walk from the camping area, and they
have boats and canoes for hire.
www.kingfisherresort.com.au
We threw a few crab pots in and are going
trying our luck with some cherubin or red claw. Some of the other campers have
been lucky, so we’ll see how we go in the morning.
There are 6 other campers here, but with a lot of
room to spread out, we have our own space.
It was a beautiful moon rise tonight, it came up
over the gum trees as the sky was still pink from the sunset.
We’re looking
forward to watching the Full Moon rise tomorrow night.
We have 3 nights here at Kingfisher Camp, it’s a
nice place to relax and enjoy the bush.
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