I Thought This Was Supposed to be the Dry Season! (18th June)
We were rained on very heavily last night in Normanton, apparently there was 40mm of the stuff!
we packed and headed off for what I had calculated, incorrectly, as a 230km day. I should have checked the itinerary! WE did 30 kms down the planned route but we had to turn back as the mud was too deep and we stil had over 100kms of the stuff. We should have listened to the locals who told us that the road would be impassable, but hey, it was worth a look.
We then took the main road to the Burke and Wills Roadhouse about 200kms south west of Normanton before heading 146kms WNW to Gregory Downs where we camped on the lovely shores of the Gregory River. Apparently the water in the Gregory flows from Papua New Guinee via an undeground river, amazing!
Whilst at the B&W Roadhouse we spoke to a couple of old fellows riding from Grafton up this way on CT110 Postie Bikes! They're not part of the real Postie Challenge, but they're still on a pretty cool adventure of their own.
At this point we're approximately 100kims short of Lawn Hill National Park, which we'll explore on the morrow.
we packed and headed off for what I had calculated, incorrectly, as a 230km day. I should have checked the itinerary! WE did 30 kms down the planned route but we had to turn back as the mud was too deep and we stil had over 100kms of the stuff. We should have listened to the locals who told us that the road would be impassable, but hey, it was worth a look.
We then took the main road to the Burke and Wills Roadhouse about 200kms south west of Normanton before heading 146kms WNW to Gregory Downs where we camped on the lovely shores of the Gregory River. Apparently the water in the Gregory flows from Papua New Guinee via an undeground river, amazing!
Whilst at the B&W Roadhouse we spoke to a couple of old fellows riding from Grafton up this way on CT110 Postie Bikes! They're not part of the real Postie Challenge, but they're still on a pretty cool adventure of their own.
At this point we're approximately 100kims short of Lawn Hill National Park, which we'll explore on the morrow.
posted by Steve at 5:19 PM
1 Comments:
G'day
What a trip! Well done... Your blog is awesome too.
In fact, I am currently planning a very similar trip to yours! I was wondering if I could have a chat to you and get some advice... I can't find your email or contact details on your website though - could you help? Otherwise I think this provides my email, and you could email me...
Cheers mate - would really appreciate your help - you look like an expert!
Ben
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