It was almost eerie free camping on the bush on our own after being in a crew for so long! We stayed at a beautiful little spot not far from archers river but well off the road on the water. Thanks to the Osbournes for recommending the spot. We had a good haul of red claw out of here!! We passed a heap of termite and ant mounds all over the Cape but we passed Nifold Plains which was littered with hundreds of ant mounds across a grassy Savannah. We stayed a couple of nights in Rinyurru National park as we headed back down the Cape hoping to catch Barra. We camped at kalpowar crossing which was nice but not as far upstream as a would have liked to be. The Queensland National Park booking system is absolutely diabolical. Don’t get me started. It’s worth a rant all on its own!! To cut a long story short - the park was virtually empty but the system was showing every single site open was fully booked. We couldn’t book a site - the rangers hands were tied as they don’t deal with bookings do eventually he just put us on an empty site and said “stay here for free”. We didn’t manage to catch any Barra unfortunately. There were a heap of snags but our gear was too shallow - the Normanby river was 12m deep where we were fishing. There were a HEAP of crocs though. It’s well known for its large salt water croc population. The noise was deafening in the evenings ... babies calling momma home. Made launching and retrieving the tinny a bit nerve wracking!! Next stop - the Savannah way!