Gregory NP- Timber Creek - Keep NP

On the 9th of July we decided to move on to Bullita so that we could partake in the guided tour of Bullita homestead. However when we turned down the road to Bullita the sign said that all tracks in that part of the park were closed.  We were not sure if this also included the campsite at Bullita so to play it safe we headed to Timber Creek.

With all of this travelling on dirt roads in an old car, part of our suspension had come loose and we didn't want to risk it on the dirt road to Bullita.

In Timber Creek, we scored a campsite at the Wayside Inn. It was a bargain at only $13 for the night
In the morning in turned out we were lucky that we had chosen to pitch our tent on a slight rise.  The lady in the residence behind us had left the sprinkler on all night and water had inundated all the low lying areas of the camp ground. A couple next to us, from Grafton, got completely flooded out.  The water had pooled right under their tent and wet all of their gear. They were leaving that day and had to spend a bit of time drying out everything before they could get on the road. As they were going to be crossing the border later in the day into Western Australia, they had to get rid of all of their hessian sacks and fruit.  As it happened they had a big shopping bag full of Grafton oranges and mandarines  that they gave to us.  This of course has given us more to eat before we too could cross into Western Australia. We are not allowed to have nuts, seeds, honey, fruit or vegetables.  They actually stop you at a check point at the border and investigate whether you are carrying any contraband.
We were already madly eating our way through our supplies, and now we had even more to eat.  As we were to discover the close that we got to the border, people are only too happy to pile you with food stuffs.  If I am ever destitute and having trouble feeding myself, the Northern territory/ Western Australia border town camp areas would be a sensible place to go for a plethora of free tucker.

Having only stopped the single night at Timber Creek, we traveled onto Keep River National Park after lunch. We managed to get the car fixed along the way, so that was one worry less.
The camping ground we chose to stay at was called Gurrandalang and is set amongst Bungle Bungle type sandstone formations.  It is very pretty

As we keep heading west and no having swapped into a new time zone yet the sun get up quite late.  This suits me fine as I am not an early riser.  I can't really see the point in their being any daylight before about 7 am anyway. This, however, did not deter some very selfish and noisy campers who decided 6 am would be a splendid time to make a whole bunch of noise.

On the morning of the 11th we did the Gurrandalang walk. It was a really pleasant walk.  In the afternoon we looked at an Aboriginal Art Site called Cockatoo Dreaming.  The art was painted in a rocky arch that had grand views over the surrounding countryside.

Diary Entry..... The kids and I love the boab trees. They are so big and ugly, but cool too. So much Character.  The big ones look really old, like 100's of years old.

On the 12th, Steve and I did another walk while the kids stayed behind in the car park watching a video. While on the walk, we discovered Aboriginal Rock art in rocky overhangs.
After the walk we had lunch back at the campsite and then packed up.  Time to head to Western Australia..........