From/ To Today =
Normanton to
Cloncurry
Km travelled today = 547 km
Fuel cost at =
Normanton $1.794
High points = Good roads easily driven.
Low points = Single lane hwy.
General.
Leaving
Normanton I head to
Karumba. The drive is on level A grade bitumen. By level I mean flat, very flat. The surrounding wetlands and plains contain considerable bird life from pelicans to eagles. At one stage I pass a wet area with a fence between it and the road. On each fence post sits a hawk watching the pelicans and other birdlife in the water. At the
boat ramp in
Karumba I count at least 50 vehicles with boat trailers. I chat to two fishermen as to the fruitfulness of their labours only to be met with unfavourable comments about the water temp and lack of fish. The large processing plant has me intrigued as to what are they processing? The large kiln has me beat, fish, seaweed? On to
Karumba point and I stop counting the boat trailers at 90. All the caravan parks look to be full both here and at
Normanton. One traveller indicated they are here for three months. With this weather I can understand why. 27 deg according to the temp gauge in
Karumba. Fuelling up the road to
Cloncurry beacons. The road starts as a two lane A grade bitumen road. From the Warren Vale turn off things change. A lot of this section is single lane with road woks underway. Another change is the decrease in road kill and the size change in those unlucky to be victims, yes larger kangaroos and the occasional pig. Many vans and camper trailers hearing toward
Normanton, hope they have bookings. In
Cloncurry I select a caravan park on the way out of town. When I have struck
camp I start to notice many semi’s slowing down or starting up. Yep you guessed it the bypass around
Cloncurry comes out alongside the caravan park. Still $25 for an un-powered site is not so bad. Tomorrow on towards
Birdsville.