For the first couple of hours this morning we drove through pretty uninteresting countryside and then it changed to some grass covered hills with rocks, then rock covered hills with grass and then, as we approached Victoria River, we entered into a more rugged environment. It was a very wide gorge cut by the Victoria River. The cliffs were dark brown, and were a bit foreboding. The contrast with the white tree trunks and the green leaves was beautiful.
We passed the start of the Buntine Highway which heads south to Halls Creek about 550km away and dirt all the way. There was a memorial to the opening of the road. The highway is named after Noel Buntine, who we think may have been a truck driver, carrying cattle along this route.
The country appeared poor but cattle were being grazed. We were able to photograph one of several herds we saw on the way.
This afternoon the park fed some kites and later, some freshwater crocodiles in the Victoria River which runs through the park. It was not as exciting as some of the salties' performances elsewhere, but it was real. The crocs did not jump out of the water but they snapped at the meat dangled in front of them.
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| 140614 These are not painted red. The red is from the dust |
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| 140614 The Noel Buntine Memorial |
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| 140614 A herd sighted on the Savannah Way. Couldn't fit them all in. |
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| 140614 Some of the hills experienced as we approached Victoria River. Compare these with the cliffs nearer Victoria River |
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| 140614 Closer into Victoria River. Note the rugged nature of the cliffs |
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| 140614 Leaving Victoria River |
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| 140614 Victoria River |
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| 140614 Feeding the kites at Timber Creek. The birds dived at pieces of meat thrown in the air and dropped not one. |
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| 140614 A "Freshie" in the Victoria River at the caravan park |
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| 140614 Feeding a croc at the caravan park at Timber Creek |
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| 140614 One of two freshwater crocs in the Victoria River at the caravan park |
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