Monday, July 25, 2011

Victoria Highway










We reached the sealed Victoria Highway and stopped to look at this replica of a bronco panel, a tribute to the Durak family.






















This natural escarpment looks like a huge wall built around a hilltop village.












We refueled at Timber Creek Roadhouse and visited the nearby Northern Territory Park & Wildlife office to get information on the Gregory and Keep River National Parks.






We wonder how many overseas tourists have difficulty with this sign
















The Victoria River












The Gregory Tree beside the Victoria River is marked with the arrival (1885) and departure (July 2 1886) dates of the Gregory expedition.









We set up camp overnight at Big Horse Creek in Gregory National Park with lots of other travellers. The self registration camp was crowded with all types of caravans and campers overflowing onto the road.





There were a couple of eagles building a nest in a boab tree above our camper.