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Geikie Gorge - Cruise

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Notes:
This tour up the Fitzroy River starts from the Geikie Gorge visitors centre.  The visitors centre is some 20km North East of the town of Fitzroy River.  When you arrive you quickly notice the flood lines drawn around the the centre and you wonder how much water flows through here in the wet season and realise this really is for the dry season only.  The cruise takes around an hour with the guide talking about the history of the gorge and the bird and annimal life that abounds in the area, taking particular notice of what he can see as you travel up and down the gorge.  You travel up and then back down the river so each side of the boat gets to see similar things, although the wildlife often moves on in between passes.

The guide makes the trip interesting and worthwhile.

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Arriving at Geikie Gorge Visitors Centre Flood markers  A lot of water if the flood was 2m over the top of the roof
     
Aways a challenge - which side of the boat  First view of the gorge from the boat  Pushing off
     
Our Parks guide for the trip  Cormorant sunning itself  Eastern Great Egret, seaching for food 
     
Freshwater crocodile  Freshwater crocodile   Eastern Great Egret, still seaching 
     
Eastern Great Egret Freshwater crocodile   Freshwater crocodile  
     
Freshwater crocodile   Freshwater crocodile   Freshwater crocodile  
     
Ancient limestone barrier reef   Cliffs carved out by the Fitzroy River River rises 16-17m during the seasonal flood
     
Bleaching of the lower flood prone cliff area Cliff face view Interesting rock faces carved by the river
     
Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river
     
Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river
     
Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river
     
Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river
     
Interesting rock faces carved by the river Heading under an outcrop  Unlikely to fall today 
     
Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river
     
Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river
     
View back down the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river
     
The overhang The overhang The overhang
     
The overhang The overhang Speeding along slowly
     
View back down the river The overhang Interesting rock faces carved by the river
     
Interesting formations Towering cliff face, interesting formations Interesting formations
     
Pandanus plants Towering cliff face, interesting formations Towering cliff face, interesting formations
     
Towering cliff face, interesting formations Mud nests, high up Mud nests - closer view.
     
Downstream river view Stalagmites   Stalagmites 
     
Stalagmites - close up  Eastern Great Egret White faced heron 
     
Interesting rocks Eastern Great Egret  Heading back
     
Eastern Great Egret Interesting rock faces carved by the river Brolgas 
     
The other tour  Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river
     
Interesting rock faces carved by the river Perhaps President Nixon lives up there? No, just a rock
     
Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river Freshwater crocodiles   
     
Freshwater crocodiles    Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river
     
Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river Interesting rock faces carved by the river
     
Amazing rock formations Freshwater crocodile Freshwater crocodile 
   
Freshwater crocodile  View - Fitzroy River In the distance an Agile Wallaby
     
Agile Wallaby - closer view Sheer cliff face Cormorant 
   
Eastern Great Egret Eastern Great Egret Nankeen (Rufous) Night Heron
     
End of the trip Back to shore, the tour is over  One final look, upstream 

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