Annes blog 3

Outback Qld Gregory River

To all our friends and family. Hoping this finds you well and happy. Tomorrow we leave this beautiful campsite which has been the crowning glory of our trip so far. It took quite a bit of driving down rough old road to get here but was worth it. The river is constant and spring fed crystal clear and green from the moss and reeds. There are plenty of birds. Red wing parrots restless flycatchers and rainbow bee-eaters swooping down over the water. I watched one through the binoculars demolish a huge black and white butterfly, bashing it in the branch over and over then struggling to get the whole thing in it's mouth.

We are surrounded with pandanus and paperbark trees, river pebbles underfoot and we have the whole place to ourselves apart from some little grey marsupials who come down to the river to drink and paddle at dawn and dusk. There are big greys too and pigs but they are shyer and stay hidden, though I did watch a big black sow over the river yesterday so still with her eyes shut for ages-I swear she was asleep on her feet!

Walking fishing drawing cooking, bathing in the river - it's good!

Anne