After King Ash Bay not really living up our expectations the hunt for a secluded riverside camp continued. Tim found a station situated about 140kms down the road with secluded campsites on a cliff overlooking the Robinson River. To get there we had to leave the Savannah way and travel another 20kms down another dirtContinue reading “Seven Emu Station”
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Seven Emu Station to Hells Gate
We were back on the corrugated dirt road again as we left Seven Emu station and our plan for the day was to see how far we wanted to drive. Our next destination for a planned stop was to be Burketown but that was 450km away and on dirt road with creek crossings and washContinue reading “Seven Emu Station to Hells Gate”
Burketown
After our spare tyre adventures we stopped for some lunch along the river in Doomagee where we got to meet some of the local kids heading out for a swim. Apparently it was safe to swim along the causeway but not in the river. I don’t think I would be chancing it but when weContinue reading “Burketown”
Karumba
With the dirt roads getting better and better and the increased amount of bitumen that we were enjoying the closer we got to our destination of Karumba we both got a real sense of arriving back in civilisation. This was capped off when we arrived at the grocery store in Karumba to discover a rangeContinue reading “Karumba”
Atherton
We were pretty excited to be revisiting the Atherton Tablelands. After spending so much time in the outback heading into luscious rainforest and rolling green hills was going to be a wonderful change. Last trip we were a little hamstrung as Griffy was with us so all of the hikes through the national park wereContinue reading “Atherton”
Mission Beach and the End of the Trip
It was only a short 2 hour drive from Atherton to Mission Beach and it started through the tablelands and we were treated to beautiful views of the lush rainforest covered hills intermixed with the fertile farmlands. It was quite a spectacular drive and made us realise how much more exploring there was still toContinue reading “Mission Beach and the End of the Trip”