Monday June 21

Exploring Lorella Springs Wilderness

Today we are going to head out from the home camp ground into the Lorella Springs wilderness and explore and camp out.

Lots of beautiful wildflowers

Out of our snug rooftop bed at homestead campsite,  6:30am, broke camp by 8 (office opens at 8).

Waiting for diesel

Instructions/information and diesel at homestead information office. 

First leg to Flying fox wetland

Loads of frozen white bread available for $6 so we grabbed one as the only option. Food supplies getting a little low and no supermarket for 1000km. We filled in the forms for our expected time out of camp and camp locations in case of disaster. Our first camp site destination Rosie big hole.


Lots of sand and bull dust on these highways.

At the first billabong, Flying Fox Wetland, full of water lilies, there were 2-person canoes to go out and have a look around - but don't swim! The canoes were very stable so we took the cameras. Not so many birds. I think that they saw us first and hid.  Chatted with another couple about places to see. A family had arrived by the time we paddled back so we moved on for morning tea.

Canoes to paddle out and explore

No shortage of flies, nets a must!

There were at least a few birds!

Don't you love water lilies?

Tea break was at a river crossing ,  Rosie Rapids, picked up firewood. Diversion into cascades  where there were a couple of 4wds stopped for lunch. 

Cascades



Roy on Monarch Rock

The view from top down onto our sturdy steed


Moved on and had lunch at Monarch Rock. Which of course we had to climb to the top of to appreciate the view!

Roy appreciating the view from the top

Turned left onto the coastal track then right onto  Rosie track. A diversion into spoon bill swamp (saw a dingo who checked us out and left, and the spoon bills were in the distance) and onwards towards Rosie big hole to find a camp site for the night.




Spoon bill swamp


Beautiful savannah landscape






We checked out Rosie big hole but there was already someone there so we decided to backtrack to a nice place back up by the river. Someone beat us to it! But there was still space to camp and it was getting late so we set up. 


Camped on the bank, well above the crocs


Sunset at the camp


Camp fire by the river

Rustled up a mean camp fire and cooked sausages and veges for tea. yum.

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