We drove to Litchfield NP, arriving about 1:30pm. The Wangi Falls campground was already full so we went up the road to the Safari Caravan Camp area - which charges c.van rates - and booked in for one night.
After setting up we drove to the Cascades and did the up-stream walk. The scenery was beautiful. Gerd had a dip in one of the rock holes.
We drove to Wangi Falls and took some pictures and then walked around the campground to find a site where someone was planning to leave in the morning. We left our camping chairs with these people so that when they left they could leave them in the middle of the site to show that it was “taken”.
9/08/2013 Litchfield National Park
We shifted back to the NP. The previous campers had left and our chairs were guarding the site. After setting up we did the steep walk up to the top of the falls and along the escarpment.
After lunch we drove to the old, abandoned Bamboo Creek Tin Mine. All the miners eventually died from lung disease.
On returning to Wangi Falls we both had a swim. I tried out my new pool noodle-with-seat that I bought at Clarke Rubber. It was great, but the water was cold so I didn’t stay in very long.
In the evening the sunset sky was crowded with thousands of bats settling out on their nightly foraging trip.
10/08/2013 Litchfield National Park - Sabbath
Today we drove did the 4 WD track into Blyth Homestead. We had to do 2 significant creek crossings to get in. I hate driving through water!
The pioneer family who lived there raised 14 children in very primitive conditions. One son died after cutting himself with an axe and then having to be swum across the flooded creek crossings to get medical help.
Back on the main track we were impressed by the large termite mounds beside the road.
We continued on to Sandy Creek Falls. We took our lunch into the falls and sat on the bank listening to the water and watching the fish and even a tortoise in the water. Gerd stripped off and swam over to the falls.
I contented myself taking pictures of the Golden Orb Spiders around the bank
It was very hot so when we got back to the campground we both had a quick dip in Wangi Falls before our shower.
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