Keep River National Park
The garage in Timber Creek where our car was stick for 5 days waiting for repairsDay 126
We get up early but now with the time difference it is not sunrise till about 7:30 so we are going to have to start to use our alarm clocks again. We pack up and drive to the Garrandalng campground and do the 2km walk from there. It is much more spectacular and we are not sure if it’s because it is not too hot yet or it is a nicer walk. We head east to Timber Creek and Al is teasing me that we will stay here but I am getting all hot and bothered even at the mention of the name.........Timber Creek is a popular fuel/halfway stop for many caravanner’s but our memory of the town brings back fear-provoking thoughts. It was about 16 years ago and we were travelling through here with a group from the 4wd club and our new Landcruiser broke down stranding Al and I and our 3 little girls here for several days waiting each day for the bus from Katherine to arrive with the spare part. To cut a long story short there was not much for us to do and it still causes our family to shiver with fear at the mere mention of Timber Creek!! We quickly fuel up and get out of there after taking a few photos to show the girls how little this town has changed. We are heading for Gregory River National Park about 60km away and find a lovely camp at Bullita Homestead campground. There is much pastoral history here since about 1920 and the old stockyards as well as the homestead and station buildings have been kept in some order when the National Parks took over after 1977. We take a short drive to a gorge but due to severe flooding last wet season the walk in to the gorge is closed. We get back to camp and decide on a swim at a spot near the camp with shallow running water. Croc signs are all around but we see another couple bathing there so it should be safe...we hope anyway!! Another mild evening and get the fire going for dinner after sunset.......... and when the swarms of flies go to bed!!!
We get up early but now with the time difference it is not sunrise till about 7:30 so we are going to have to start to use our alarm clocks again. We pack up and drive to the Garrandalng campground and do the 2km walk from there. It is much more spectacular and we are not sure if it’s because it is not too hot yet or it is a nicer walk. We head east to Timber Creek and Al is teasing me that we will stay here but I am getting all hot and bothered even at the mention of the name.........Timber Creek is a popular fuel/halfway stop for many caravanner’s but our memory of the town brings back fear-provoking thoughts. It was about 16 years ago and we were travelling through here with a group from the 4wd club and our new Landcruiser broke down stranding Al and I and our 3 little girls here for several days waiting each day for the bus from Katherine to arrive with the spare part. To cut a long story short there was not much for us to do and it still causes our family to shiver with fear at the mere mention of Timber Creek!! We quickly fuel up and get out of there after taking a few photos to show the girls how little this town has changed. We are heading for Gregory River National Park about 60km away and find a lovely camp at Bullita Homestead campground. There is much pastoral history here since about 1920 and the old stockyards as well as the homestead and station buildings have been kept in some order when the National Parks took over after 1977. We take a short drive to a gorge but due to severe flooding last wet season the walk in to the gorge is closed. We get back to camp and decide on a swim at a spot near the camp with shallow running water. Croc signs are all around but we see another couple bathing there so it should be safe...we hope anyway!! Another mild evening and get the fire going for dinner after sunset.......... and when the swarms of flies go to bed!!!
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