Timber Creek and Boabs

13 August

Late departure from Timber Creek as quite a bit of time was spent on the internet updating blogging, emailing etc.

Sight-seeing around Timber Creek included spotting crocodiles down in Timber Creek, checking out the Police Museum, driving down to Policeman’s Point where Timber Creek meets with the Victoria River and driving along a tourist road that took us along a ridge that overlooked the Timber Creek township and the Victoria River. Our last stop before heading to the Keep River National Park was the Gregory Tree. Some very interesting facts about Gregory were on display at the tree.

He inscribed this Boab with the dates that they were camped there.

Timber Creek was named thus because of the timber they used from the area to repair the ship the Tom Tough that was damaged when it came from Brisbane with supplies.

The boabs which are a common feature around this area are quite fascinating the way they grow into such weird shapes

We had planned to spend the night at the Gurrandalng campsite in the Keep River National Park but unfortunately the campsite was only small and there weren’t any spare camping spots so we pressed on to the Jarnem campsite further inside the park