The countryside was very pretty especially near Routh which was East of Georgetown. We stopped at Georgetown for a quick break before heading South towards Forsayth. The road was sealed except for a 11 Km stretch in the middle. We arrived at the Forsayth Tourist Park around lunch time. The entry to Forsayth had lovely gardens with lots of historic relics/garden art included! Those who know Sandra or Carol would know this was definitely a hit! I had to make sure they only took pictures and checked their pockets before we left.
The park was quite small but nice and shady! Pricing is reasonable at $22 for a powered site. Using Air conditioning was an extra $3/night. Glad to report the amenities are lovely and clean! No frog experiences but one of our travelling partners did see a python in the rafters one evening. Rating is 3.5 Stars and park was lovely with a bit of a dry creek bed winding through it. Would stay again!
Took a walk down to the local General Store/Pub in the afternoon which again was well worth the visit. Had been done up fairly recently and the prices were reasonable. We enjoyed a cold drink on the veranda which was good with a bit of a breeze blowing through. The girls loved the cast iron bar and railway ties!We were up fairly early on the Monday morning heading South for our day trip to Cobbold Gorge. About 45 km of gravel road that was for the most part in very good condition. Arrived in lots of time for our 10:30 tour and had a bit of a look around the resort. They have really done it up nicely with a beautiful restaurant/bar/swimming pool as the highlight! Quite an oasis in the middle of the outback to be honest. Would definitely recommend as a travel destination.
Given the number of people booked on the morning Gorge tour we needed to take two vehicles. We were lucky enough to be part of the overflow group that got to travel on the original 4WD bus called "Ugly". I think you can see why it earned it's name from the photo! That being said it was the only one that could cross the Gilbert River on the way to the tour. Had to return to pick up the other passengers while we walked to the actual tour starting point. When the season kicked off a few weeks ago the tour participants actually had to wade across the river to get to the starting point.
Once we were all at the starting point we completed a bit of a walk up to the Sandstone Escarpment where we were able to look down into the Gorge from above. Quite an informative tour guide into the Geological and Aboriginal history of the area.
We then walked back to the bottom of the Gorge where we boarded some electrically powered boats for the River Gorge tour. Beautiful scenery and lovely quiet environment. Lots more pictures than what I've included here but hopefully this will give you a bit of a taste for the experience!
We walked and caught "Ugly" back to the resort. There we enjoyed a nice meal at the restaurant/pub before having a cool swim in the infinity pool. Had a couple of cold drinks while we enjoyed the view! Great way to finish off our tour. Cobbold Gorge is another must see when touring the Savannah country!
Enjoyed a relaxing afternoon back at the caravan park. Tuesday was a bit of a relaxing day with a bit of cleanup/laundry. Stephen and I enjoyed a few beer and some darts down at the local pub in the afternoon while the girls did hair colours on each other! We met a lovely couple, Tom and Bridget from Switzerland, who were camping next to us. They joined us for happy hour and we had a great visit with them before a late dinner. Tomorrow sees us on the road again to Croydon.
Talk to you soon!
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