Coen to Hann River Roadhouse 17-08-10

Hann River - estuarine crocodiles









Hann River Roadhouse - tame emu!

Lakefield N P - White Lily lagoon and Red Lily lagoon near Hann Crossing 14-08-10

Red lotus lilies
White waterlilies

Lakfield NP - Nilford Plain, Sweetwater then Saltwater Creek 15-08-10

Stick insect on our mosquito proof tent

'Magnetic' termite nest

Saltwater creek camp caught a large herring - not good eating but a silver darling!


Sighted emus at Sweetwater but no time to film.



Tree termite nest





Rock Wallaby



Nilford Plain on the way to Sweetwater

Lakefield N P - Hann Crossing 14-08-10

Testing our 'quiet' 1000w generator - noisy even through box cover!

Bulbous nest made by spinifex grass termites some over 2m tall!


'Magnetic' termite nests aligned North - South

Blue faced Honey-eater

Lakefield National Park - Kalpowar Crossing 12-08-10

'Ware freshwater crocodile in the Normanby river ! However not known to have taken people or children!

Rock Wallaby crossing our camping spot





Torres strait Islanders use these hard poisonous berries for decorative bead work.


Kapok tree - deciduous and the flowers are edible reported to taste like marshmallow ! The Australian first people ground the roots as medicinal use for sores.

Insect or bird nest?

We think that this is a Rainbow Bee-eater because of the elongated wire like central pair of tail feathers ?

Kapok flower

Wild passion-fruit flower

Timber steps to river where freshwater crocodiles lay low.

Our campfire - keeps the mosquitoes at bay

Green ant beware the bite yet tasty like vinegar

Insect nest fallen from tree