Daily Archives: June 8, 2015

We spend most the morning and early afternoon with the UQ research team doing core samples of a wetland for the purpose of analysing fossil pollen; it’s a useful means of determining past climate and the records we obtain go … Continue reading →

We sleep in today. A swim in the river and photos of the local nearby wetland area. There is an array of flowering insect catching plants and water loving plants, it’s quite a colourful scene.  It’s then off to Drysdale … Continue reading →

At 7:30 we have a look through the Mission museum, which is really worth a visit. The museum provides an excellent aboriginal, WWII and Mission history.    It was easy to spend a few hours there. The mission grounds are … Continue reading →

We leave the plateau and make our way to Kalumburu. We cross the King Edward River a sign that we are leaving this wonderful part of the world.  We head north travelling through some beautiful landscapes, the black escarpment near … Continue reading →