To the sea

After our break in the centre we pressed on up the Stuart to Karlu Karlu where we overnighted in a fairly busy little site near what used to be called the Devils Marbles.

From there we took the Barkly Highway even though Google persisted in saying it did not exist all the way to the Queensland border and Camooweal where we stayed behind the pub.

The next morning we found a billabong nearby full of birds and lilies

A fellow camper gave us the tip off of where to stay next. Clem Walton Park, Corella Dam just outside Cloncurry. This was by another billabong, which we camped by, under the shade of a coolabah tree and near some campers Alison suspects were doomsday preppers.

We continued our dash across Queensland to meet our old friends at their property near Charters Towers. The next day they showed us around the cattle saleyards which especially appealed to Alison as she reminisced about her upbringing on the farm. They also treated us to some fantastic camp oven meals.

We then drove up to Kurrimine Beach just pass Tully. It has been a bit wet here but thats not unexpected as its the place with the highest rainfall in Australia.Today we had a great day touring visiting Paronella Park which is quirky and hard to describe so l will just add photos .

Following this we went further up the hills through bannana and sugar cane plantations to the Mamu Skywalk. This took us through the rainforest canopy and up a large tower overlooking the North Johnstone river. This was done very well and we had the place mostly to ourselves.

The last few weeks we have driven from the plains of Port Augusta through the red dirt and gorges of the centre accross the savannah and black dirt of the Barkly to the green Rainforest and the coast. While this was been a bit quick as we caught up with our original plan I have loved the transitions.