Thursday, September 18, 2014

Lotus Bird Lodge and surrounds

A most welcome later start today, breakfast at 7.30, instead of 7am! Another delicious one of course with home made bubble and squeak, made from extra veggies cooked last night.
This is our cabin, called Bowerbird, and the view from our patio this morning. The cabin is delightful, only complaint is that the bed is double and the pillow is too hard.....mmmm....have to note that on the feedback form:)

We all sit at one long table for our meals, which is rather nice, but even after one meal, people are heading to the same seats. We are such creatures of habit!





Our first scheduled activity today was a walk around the lagoon that surrounds this lovely property. By this morning, I realized I had actually hurt my foot in the fall yesterday, so I was limping slightly, but with a walking pole was able to manage.
The lagoon is lovely, and there are lots of birds here.





Straight after our walk, we were back in our coach, and off to the Lakefield National Park. Our first stop was the grassy savannah plains, which are dotted with magnetic termite mounds. They are everywhere, as far as the eye can see.




Morning tea was enjoyed on the banks of the Low Lake, we are always watchful for the crocs which we know inhabit these waters.






After a leisurely afternoon, when most of our group slept, we enjoyed a wonderful seafood dinner. It would be very easy to spend a couple more days in this peaceful place, enjoying the wonderful hospitality and congenial company, but we must move on tomorrow.

Location:Duyfken Crescent,Weipa,Australia

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous18/9/14

    Would love to be on this trip so enjoying 'living ' it through your stories and photos. It will be hard to rest up that foot with all the walking and you don't want to miss out ( well that would be me haha). Hope it heals up fast and that head cold is almost gone.

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