indicus
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I know some of you may not like chit-chat; but i thought some may find these pic's interesting........
Recently i spent a week building a shed for a hippie mate in a remote location on the upper Pasco river region of North Queensland. The Pasco river lies just north of Iron Range on the Cape....
This vast wilderness expanse is home to some of Oz's most unique flora and fauna. Even though i didnt get much time for herping; common residents such as Palm Cockatoo's would wake you up, with the most deafening morning corus each morning; screaching and whistling, as they moved through the trees overhead. The large river, less then 500m away was full of Croc's and Barramundi; and home to goanna's such as, Indicus and of course, the beautiful Green Tree Python. I wasnt lucky enough to see one, however locals assured me, they were often seen.
One really gets a feeling of being 'insignificent'; pearched on a mountain spur ( the block being 20 square kilometres) dewarfed in comparison to the vast wilderness expanse seen in all directions, aside from the nearest neibour living some 20k's away.......
No phone, power or basic essentials, make living in such a remote location a challange at best; especially considering the drill bit i wanted for the building job, would cost some several hundred dollars by the time i was to get it, should i not be able to do without it.....
The Wet season, brings about, large monsoonal thunderstorms....the rivers otherwise quiet and tranquil, become raging torrents of muddy water; whole trees pushed along on the current towards the ocean some 30 meandering k's away. The locals(a few) who choose to stay in for the wet season, often are cut off for several months, relying on the provisons lasting to the rivers subside...
After several trips, driving the materials in to build the shed; over some of the worst roads i've seen since my early childhood days of PNG. I felt somewhat sad to leave the 'ol' mate on his own again....however, i was at least happy; his day's of living under a tarp were over....I left him to his new shed, lentials and rice, thanked him for his hospitality, and pushed onto some lesser ventured goldfields....but thats another story for another day :wink:
Recently i spent a week building a shed for a hippie mate in a remote location on the upper Pasco river region of North Queensland. The Pasco river lies just north of Iron Range on the Cape....
This vast wilderness expanse is home to some of Oz's most unique flora and fauna. Even though i didnt get much time for herping; common residents such as Palm Cockatoo's would wake you up, with the most deafening morning corus each morning; screaching and whistling, as they moved through the trees overhead. The large river, less then 500m away was full of Croc's and Barramundi; and home to goanna's such as, Indicus and of course, the beautiful Green Tree Python. I wasnt lucky enough to see one, however locals assured me, they were often seen.
One really gets a feeling of being 'insignificent'; pearched on a mountain spur ( the block being 20 square kilometres) dewarfed in comparison to the vast wilderness expanse seen in all directions, aside from the nearest neibour living some 20k's away.......
No phone, power or basic essentials, make living in such a remote location a challange at best; especially considering the drill bit i wanted for the building job, would cost some several hundred dollars by the time i was to get it, should i not be able to do without it.....
The Wet season, brings about, large monsoonal thunderstorms....the rivers otherwise quiet and tranquil, become raging torrents of muddy water; whole trees pushed along on the current towards the ocean some 30 meandering k's away. The locals(a few) who choose to stay in for the wet season, often are cut off for several months, relying on the provisons lasting to the rivers subside...
After several trips, driving the materials in to build the shed; over some of the worst roads i've seen since my early childhood days of PNG. I felt somewhat sad to leave the 'ol' mate on his own again....however, i was at least happy; his day's of living under a tarp were over....I left him to his new shed, lentials and rice, thanked him for his hospitality, and pushed onto some lesser ventured goldfields....but thats another story for another day :wink:
Do you go up often?
