Cape York Trip – Post 13
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.
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.
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.
Exploring the road to Cape Melville
As you can see these Lillies are really just beside the road.
Exploring the road to Cape Melville
More roadside water views, shot from the car.
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.