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With regret we left our great campsite on the Dalhunty, but looking forward to the adventures ahead. The first would be Gunshot Creek. Despite what many beleive Gunshot isn’t always Gunshot, just as oils aint always oils. Every year it changes, and several times throughout the year it changes. When you arrive at it, the mutiple entry points used in years past may be completely unsuitable. In the last few years the south-bound traffic has dug away at the bottom of each bank entry/exit, and the resulting bog-holes are bottomless. Prior to our arrival, a vehicle had been recovered from there at considerable cost to the unfortunate owner. I had a go after many hours of earthworks but got bogged and had to winch out. Not wishing the same outcome for my clients, we elected to do the bypass.

I continued along the OTL and many adventures later we met at Cockatoo Creek, our camp site for the night. Cockatoo creek has always been a favorite campsite. In the past careful bathers could find small pools to swim in. New crocodile warning signs deter swimmers now.

In the morning we progressed up the track to Fruit Bat Falls always a favorite and beautiful place, where we enjoyed a swim under the falls. From there it was on to Twin Falls/ Elliot Falls, another favorite. As tour operators we have less rights than Joe Public- we pay a fortune to National Parks for the priveledge of being told where we can’t camp, and Elliot Falls is one of those places.

The rest of the OTL is always a blur of creek crossings and very interesting 4wding, and then comes Nolans Brook……

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