Camooweal to Lawn Hill
Submitted: Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 12:44
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Not so grey nomads
Have just travelled to
Lawn Hill via
Camooweal Gregory Downs Road and
Riversleigh. The graders are hard at it and have pretty
well completed these sections. the
Gregory River crossing is about two feet deep with a fair current. Many caravans were being taken in/out. I chose to leave the van at
Camooweal Hotel Caravan park (no charge as we stayed there one night either side of
Lawn Hill) and glad we did so. It would have made for a very slow trip and shaken the van about. Sections of the road are quite rough.
Lawn Hill is beautiful.
Reply By: Member - Scott A (NSW) - Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 15:53
Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 15:53
Awesome spot........ did it in August last year, and would certainly visit again
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Follow Up By: wendys - Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 17:53
Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 17:53
You did
well to get that close to a freshie croc at
Lawn Hill. They are pretty used to tourists but usually are so timid that they are
well away before you get anywhere near them.
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Follow Up By: Member - Scott A (NSW) - Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 18:03
Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 18:03
We were really lucky, there were 9 of the friendly fellows posing for us on the day. The one pictured being the largest.
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Follow Up By: Not so grey nomads - Monday, May 16, 2011 at 17:44
Monday, May 16, 2011 at 17:44
You were lucky to spot the crocs. Four days and all I saw was a slide mark into the water.
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Reply By: Member - Desert Storm (QLD) - Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 18:58
Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 18:58
hey not so
grey,
thanks for the update on the road conditions. did you happen to come across anyone or heard of anything on the
doomadgee to NT border road?
John
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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Monday, May 16, 2011 at 12:14
Monday, May 16, 2011 at 12:14
still closed
John, we have had some tourists go past and we see them the next day going back, there are some VERY big washouts so i am told and they have not got to them yet..
A few have been to Kingfisher as it is now open ....
Cheers
Joe
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