Adel’s Grove to Normanton 4-9-12

Got off to a slowish start this morning, the camp of 4 days had to be packed and the tyre had to be put back on the roof, the cable securing it jammed.  Took a while to sort it out.

We had more dirt than tar today.  Followed a road train for quite some Kms between Adel’s Grove and Gregory Downs, boy do they kick up the dust!.

Stopped in Burketown for lunch, Michael and I had barra and chips, they advertised themselves ‘Barra Capitol’ so we had to try. It was very, very nice.

After Burketown we crossed a couple,of amazing rivers (on the causeway Hehe).  It would be incredible to see them in the wet season.  This is the Leichardt river one side, the other picture is it’s flood plain, the picture doesn’t do it justice, it was big, really doesn’t look much in the photo.  The birdlife was prolific

 

Got into Normanton mid afternoon and took the tyre to the garage, it will be ready tomorrow.  The tyre looks pretty beaten around, I guess they all do, hadn’t really noticed until it came off.  These roads are hard on tyres!

1. We are staying here for 2 nights – will shop in the morning, 7 days until we hit Weipa or our next shop.
2. Staying in the Albion Hotel, Tony and Jen have quite a nice room, but ours is pretty dilapidated, torn carpet on the floor which is very uneven, torn curtain, chipboard on bench top disintegrating, still it is clean.  When the men asked to see the rooms however, the one Tony and Jen are in was the one shown.  We had tea here tonight, Tuesday’s tight arse special for $15.