This post starts with a photo of the Gregory Pub and a couple of shots of the lower campging area on the lower part of the Gregory River Bank. I was spoiled this morning as the town of Gregory, population 125 (2023 census) has a coffee shop that sells home made pastries as well as the usual range of excellent coffees. As you can imagine the horde of tourists roughing it in the outback flocked to this city comfort. I was one of them.

From Gregory we headed north towards Burketown. The road follows a complex stream system called Beames Brook. We stopped a couple of times to take a look and to take photos of that stream system as the vegetation was different to that which we have seen on other rivers.

In Burketown we were scheduled to stay at a place called The Savannah Lodge.

Brendon had left some surplus gear their to lighten the load on the bikes and we agreed to stop and pick it up. Staying a night was our way of thanking the establishment for helping out. We did not know what to expect of this place but to say we were pleasantly surprised would be a big understatement. It is like a luxury oasis. Loverly vegetation provides a refuge from the sun, all accommodation is in well kept, clean and comforable cabins, a fantastic bar and pool. Really a treat after sleeping in a roof top tent. The place has a pet Turkey wandering around the place and in the owners attatched property there is a well kept 1953 Mainline Ford V8.

Late in the afternoon we went for a walk around the town. There was a caravan park that seemed pretty well populated by tourists. We were told by a local that they are mostly here for the Barramundi fishing.

On our walk we discovered that the place has a large and visible kangaroo population. A short walk south of town we found out why. There is an artesian spring which flows hot water into a field and because of the water that field is green with abundant grass. The grass and water attract kangaroos and birds. On our visit, there must have been a couple of hundred kangaroos grazing.