Well we are back in Mt Isa after traveling
Never smile at a crocodile
to Lawn Hill National Park. It definitely was a bit of the beaten track – hell who am I kidding, it was a bloody long way off the beaten track. We thought the dirt road was never going to end. All up we drove over about 600kms of dirt road, and some of it not very friendly. We are back in Mt Isa because we got two flat tires coming out – within half an hour!!! We could not believe it. Both of us were absolutely covered in red dirt, but I must say Peter kept his cool (figuratively speaking) very well. But I think it was worth the effort, and the expense, it really is a spectacular place once you get there.
The camp ground was a virtual oasis in the middle of nowhere. The water ways in the gorge were magnificent. We did about 4 ½ hours of bush walking around the gorge and spent many hours swimming. The crocks are only little fresh water ones so they don’t bother anyone. I will put in a few pics with the blog but will add another lot of photos with just pics from Lawn Hill – I took so many!!
Crikey – a Terri Erwin look a like
The Cascades
We will be making a bee line to Mataranka from here and there will not be much service along the way, so the next post will likely be from Bitter Springs at Mataranka. Ahaaaa – nice hot springs to wash of more of the red dust.
The never ending dirt road
Camp site Adel’s Grove – Lawn Hill
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Travelling tip for you and Peter. Watched Bush Mechanics on ABC few years ago and they just used spinifex grass inside tyre when got a flat. Also probably find only flat on the bottom. Keep havn fun and look fwd to next posting. Cheers, The Bercks
Gee thanks David – good to see all those drugs they gave you in hospital have not affected your sense of humor
Crikey Cherry and Pete. I am so envious. Great pics. So pleased you are both still alive.
hi guys ,I am jealous,the pics look great,wish I had come now,I could have pushed the van.
Sue
Enjoy
Push the van – hell no, you would have been the one under the car lying in the red dirt dragging out the spare tire!!!
Hey U2. Yes it is good to see no black eyes or broken bones – but it is early days yet. Gr8 happy snaps. Mataranka Hot Springs was the camp spot after 3 days travelling through Arnhem Land from Gove before they put the ” highway” in and was always hard to leave!! Good tip: arrive before dark so you can see where to set up camp because that nice flat ground without anyone else camping there may just be the airstrip!
Enjoy – the Territory’s gr8,m8
Love Raelene and Laurie
Thanks for the tip – will try and avoid the airstrip!!!!!