Heading west and south.

We left Mt Surprise and continued along the Savannah Way through some interesting country and lovely towns. We struck very little traffic which was just as well as the road had some very narrow stretches. As we went over the bridge just before Georgetown, it was hard to believe that last year when we went over it, the Gilbert River  was full! Not so now!

The photo here doesn’t do justice to the lovely outlook as we went through the Newcastle Range.

         

We also loved these trees with yellow blossoms. We enjoyed lunch at Croydon which is another lovely town - mainly as it had wine on special at the pub! I don’t think I’d have much luck purchasing anything from the butchers though! We noticed this lovely old building which was once a men’s hospital.

       
We ended up Leichhardt’s lagoon some 25 km east of Normanton so we didn’t have to go into Normanton  - we saw it last year and doubt much has changed!  This was a pretty spot to rest and enjoy the lagoon bird life and beautiful sunsets. 

This place is very popular with fishing fanatics as it’s right by the Norman River. Some set up for months chasing that elusive Barramundi! The amenities were basic but very welcome as it was quite hot - we wished we could pop into the lagoon to cool off but a beware of crocs and snakes sign put us off! We really needed the Port Douglas pool! Today we turned south along the Burke developmental road and we’re  now at Cloncurry. Along the way we saw this Quamby Pub - quite derelict now which is sad to see. Hope our Quamby pub doesn’t go down this track! 

Tomorrow we hit some dirt as we plan to travel through Dajarra to Boulia. We’re getting closer to Birdsville and ultimately to SA. We hope everyone is well and coping with life's restrictions OK - we feel very fortunate that we are able to travel around freely. Till the next blog, we send our love ❤️❤️