Bloomfield River to Cooktown
After camping at the Lions Den, we visit Keatings Lagoon
A historic bush watering hole
Built 1875
The Lions Den
Welcome
Old-timers' bar
Our Lions Den campsite
With Patsy/Peter suburb
Carrie in the Lions Den
Charlie in the Lions Den
Birding by the Annan River
Magpie Lark, horizontal
Magpie Lark, vertical
Ordering breakfast
It's like down home
A proper breakfast!
Packing up
Birdy Keatings Lagoon
We spent a couple of hours seeing some really nice birds here
About the lagoon
About the life
"Fancy meeting YOU here!"
On the otherwise empty lagoonside trail, Peter and Patsy met their onetime hardware dealer ("iron monger"?) from back in Western Australia