Princess C Bay is in that bump on the eastern side of Cape York. Lotus Bird Lodge where we have had 2 days is just 60 km from there. Today, in groups of 3, we flew by helicopter to the mouth of the North Kennedy River over dwindling watercourses (as the dry season sets in) and billabongs. From the air (we were 500 something up – either feet or metres, but it seemed pretty close) we say freshwater crocs basking on sand bars, salties swimming and basking, groups of wild pigs ( they do a lot of damage digging up roots in forest and near watercourses), and groups of cattle on the cattle run adjacent to the national park. An interest in hour with a very knowledgeable pilot who lives here for the season.
Outback Spirit has 5 crews each doing 10 trips, so their lodges are occupied pretty much continuously as busses come through May to October. So the pilot does this every 2 days. 6 trips today.
Back at camp I finally had time to catch up with the diary and blog and recording the photos that I’ve taken. (The roads are too rough to attempt to do any writing en route.)
Then this afternoon there was a walk around the camp lagoon. About 2km all up. Two types of water lilies, interesting trees, lots of birds including jacanas, great egrets and magpie geese, and a few cattle who we managed to shoo off the track. Oh yes, and a bower bird’s bower.
The water lilies:
The magpie gees roost high in the trees. Near and far.
Egret and the bower bird’s bower:
Off to Weipa tomorrow.
travellingkathy 
Nothing blue in the bower? Or is that an old wives’ tale?
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