What better way to start the
day than with a camel ride at Kings Creek Station? Well Flora, Bloom and Rose
rode Daisy while Roadtrain had a ride on Tess. Jackson only just broke in the camels from the
wild. We were fortunate to meet 80 year
old camel whisperer Norm who has been visiting from South Australia and giving
Jackson a hand to break in the camels.
Norm told us all about camels, that they chew their cud like cattle,
that they spit because they can't be bothered chewing it all, that they sleep
lying down, that they prefer to eat shrubs than grass. Norm had lived in the Northern Territory for
over 60 years & is a well-known identity and legend. We believe he started the camel races many
years ago.
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| Bloom having a ride on Daisy |
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| Norm (left) and Jackson (right) |
Left Kings Creek Station and
travelled the Mereenie Loop Road. This was 155km of rough and corrugated dirt
road. Our first stop was Gosse Bluff
(Tnorala) to view one of the most studied meteorite impacts in Australia. It was then onto Redbank Gorge, though we had
to stop for Princess Fiona to have a close up encounter with WILD CAMELS. Camp was at Woodlands campground. With camp
set up we undertook our last walk for the day into Redbank Gorge. This was a pleasant stroll along the river
bed.
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| View from Mereenie Loop Road Lookout |
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| Gosse Bluff from above |
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| Princess Fiona was on the Lookout |
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| WILD CAMELS (Princess Fiona was extatic) |
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| Redbank Gorge |
It finally happened and Princess Fiona was the first to meet and greet some people she knew from back home.
Such a social butterfly is Princess Fiona!
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