Boodjamulla Dreaming

“Those who lose dreaming are lost” Austraian Aborigional proverb

The tropical savanna in the far north of Australia feels like it goes on forever. A harsh, flat, and seemingly endless environment that oscillates every year between drought like conditions and wet season monsoonal floods which make the roads impassable. Arriving at Boodjamulla after many days drive from anywhere feels like your entering an oasis out of a fairy tale. Lawn Hill Creek which flows all year is fed by numerous freshwater springs from the limestone plateau to the west. We stayed here for five nights, it is one of the few waterholes in savanna where there are no salties (salt water crocodiles). An amazing experience to swim and kayak along the gorge to the upper waterfalls. The small freshwater crocodiles mostly leave you alone. Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park is a reasonably difficult place to get depending on the quality of the roads at the time. It is located in the remote north-west highlands in the gulf country of Queensland and requires one to be self-sufficient with a reliable 4WD.

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Robert Downie
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