Cape York Trip – Post 13

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Kalpowar crossing on the Normanby river

 

 

Quite a long concrete causeway that we were not brave enough to consider crossing until we had watched other vehicles go through.

Kalpowar crossing is a nice camp site with toilets and showers – even if only cold water.

 

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Kalpowar crossing – downstream

 

 

 

There are some rapids down from the crossing which empty into a lagoon. This shot is the end of the lagoon.

I spent a bit of time flicking a lure here. Caught a Tarpin, lost a lure, and then when I was packing up looked up and there was a croc in about the middle of this shot. Not huge but I would have estimated 5 to 6 feet.

 

 

 

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Exploring the road to Cape Melville

 

 

 

 

We did cross the causeway to have an explore. We discovered some nice wetlands right on the road. To the extent that I suspect only a couple of weeks ago the road would have been quite boggy. We got as far a creek crossing just a sandy bottom and deeper than anything else we had been over. We turned around and came back to camp.

 

 

 

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Exploring the road to Cape Melville

 

 

 

 

As you can see these Lillies are really just beside the road.

 

 

 

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Exploring the road to Cape Melville

 

 

 

 

More roadside water views, shot from the car.

 

 

 

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Kalpowar discovery walk

 

 

It took us a while and a few false starts to find the discovery walk. This shot of a Kapok tree leaf was taken from the walking track.

 

 

 

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