Sunday 10 June 2012

Good bye civilisation

About 30 kms north of Cooktown’s the sealed road finished and was replaced by dirt. We took Old Battle Camp Rd and splashed through some streams including Isabella Falls



The corrugations were relentless and the dry bushland straights infinite.

We forgot to mention that the cars cigarette lighter is now lying someone on the side of a road after B snapped having listened to it rattle for an hour or so before throwing it out the window.



We did come across  some friendly locals (Emu, Peacock and Guinea Fowl) at Hann Roadhouse further increasing our wildlife bingo points.


We also camped behind another pub, the sExchange Hotel. Unsure where the name comes from but I’d propose that it is as a result of men having lost their tackle on the 100’s of kms of corrugations in order the get here.



It’s so bloody hot up here that even trucks burst into flame.


And in the middle of nowhere (actually just coming into Weipa) traffic lights. To give the mines hall trucks right of way.

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