Woods Family Holiday: Victoria River and Gregory National Park

Finally made the turn to the west. We had a very easy day to the Victoria River and camped at the back of the roadhouse as we wanted an early start for two walks in the morning and the forecast was hot again. In the morning the boys a kick of the footy and they were joined by some Aboriginal boys from a visiting school on the way home from a sports day in Timber Creek. This was great o watch, the boys had a ball. When asked though, “dad they where really good”. We headed off for the walks. These where brilliant, particularly the one up Joe’s Creek. We in the shade of the escarpment and the area was a mass of palms, ferns and panadanas. We camped the next two nights at the Bullita Campground 47km off the highway in Gregory NP. I was very quiet there, only one other camper. Good facilities, shade, water and fire pits but very dry and dusty. The boy's got absolutely filthy playing in the dirt. Locals are saying it was a dry wet season this year. Lots of bird life, had a good sighting of a White Bellied Sea Eagle that flew over morning and night. Took a trip to Limestone gorge. This was also good walk but a very hot day again and Susan and I suffered a little this afternoon.

Augustus Gregory who explored the region in 1855 arrived on a ship named the Tom Tough.