The boys at the lure shop in Cooktown assured us that Battle camp road was open and that we would have no problems.  He had driven it last night.

They also suggested that we drive up through Lakefield national park. The road was open and it was better than the boring PDR - Peninsular Development Road.

This photo is of the Isabella falls just down stream of the first creek crossing on our way to the Laura river.

Horseshoe lagoon on the way to our camp at Old Laura homestead.

Our camp site is on the banks of the Laura river adjacent to this crossing. The crossing is not a causeway but there is a lot of red gravel placed on top of the soft sand so it is not a problem.

The same crossing at night - it was just about a full moon

At one stage Laura station was running 8000 head of cattle. I suspect some of them are still here in the national park. We could here cattle calling on dusk.

Still the homestead was never anything flash constructed primarily of local felled logs and corrugated iron.

There is a photo in the display under the homestead that shows the delivery of a truck. This could well be that same truck.

The meat house.

Tracks in the sand bed of the Laura river. Goanna?