BURKE DEVELOPMENT ROAD - BURKETOWN - LAWN HILL/ADEL GROVE

We continue along Burke Dev Rd heading for Burketown watching the ever changing scenery- geography-wotever !!!  It never ceases to amaze us.  It must be time for another  Random Blog just to TRY  to give you all an idea of what we see.

HOWEVER   lunchtime brings us to
Leichhardt River Falls.

Lots of flat rock and sand and small falls.  we decide to stay the night on the sandy river bank where we are protected by trees and can have a fire.  Across the river from us there are about 6 caravans pulled up on a big expanse of flat rock. Some had been there for several days.  A great spot to relax and watch for birds..

Leichhardt falls at Dusk.

Next day is morning tea at Burketown
another well kept and loved small town.  It is known for "the Morning Glory" which is a cylindrical tube of cloud which stretches from Weipa across Burketown and further. It  is approx 1000 kms long and caused by certain weather conditions around Sept/ October and people fly in from all over the world to try and "glyde it" "Fly it".  crazy!!!!


Adels Grove                                                                                                     Adels Grove

Lunch at Gregory Downs Hotel and onto Lawn Hill National Park where we stay at Adels Grove.  This is a sight to behold.  coming in from very scrubby dry savannah landscape you are confronted with Pandanus palms and a large variety of shady trees with a small river running through it. A complete OASIS. You can swim or canoe on this river   Bird life is plentiful. We had camp fires and joined several other people.  From here we travelled 15 mins into Lawn Hill Gorge.....  Another Oasis......

At Lawn Hill you can Canoe up the Gorge or walk it or go for many other walks.  We decide to walk it as B &;; I DO NOT CANOE well together.  The walk was well worth it stopping at the Middle Gorge where we could swim and canoes could pull in for a rest.   I sat on the edge for 15mins deciding if I would swim or not. then another couple dived in... Soooo wot the heck ... I followed clothes and all.  I thought I'm never going to make it back here so take the opportunity while I can!!!!  Barry decided to sit back in the shade and watch.

B on Adels Grove Walk.   

How dry and sparse the landscape is around Lawn Hill on the way into National Park

Canoeing up  the Lawn Gorge 
( not us). Its still rugged but
 like an oasis (L)


J swimming in Gorge.  Clothes and all!!






Looking down onto the
 swimming hole..  (L)


Rugged sides surrounding the swimming hole (R)