Last night we decided to back track 207 km to Burke and Wills Roadhouse rather than go through Burketown on a very rough and corrugated dirt road to Gregory Downs, it only added a few extra km.  Burke & Wills Road House is the only place between Cloncurry & Normanton (390 km).  The road was the same, same just from the other way.  A real cavalcade of caravans/motorhomes came from the opposite direction and almost no other vehicle.   We fuelled up & had lunch at the Roadhouse.  The road to Gregory Downs was flat grass land, some salt bushes and low shrubs.  This time we saw a lot of cattle grazing.  I asked Ron not to let me go to sleep because I won’t be able to sleep at night, a couple of times he poked me in the ribs and said “talk to me” I asked “what about” we are together 24/7.  Gregory Downs is a working cattle station/caravan park, from the road we didn’t like it.  We drove a little further & as we were crossing over the Gregory River we couldn’t believe our eyes, a beautiful oasis of bubbling river, green trees and about 20 other campers.  We are camping on a million dollar real estate, it is a little heaven.

We went for a walk and met most of the neighbours – a friendly lot and they all love it here.  We went for a swim – it’s fast flowing.  There is a bend in the river and it washes you around the corner – what fun!  Then it was time for our customary cheese, biscuits and wine, I have water with a squeeze of lemon (how I miss good Canberra water).

We enjoyed watching the birds bath and flitter around, there are so many here. At dusk we made a fire and had jaffles for dinner and celebrated Ron’s last day as a 54 year old.