Last night we had dinner on the lawn of the local tavern, overlooking the ocean and watched the sun set. It had cooled down a bit and there was a lovely cool breeze. Interestingly, Karumba usually only experiences one high and one low tide per day.
Before leaving Karumba, we called into the Barramundi Discovery Centre.
The centre is run entirely by volunteers and it is the only hatchery in
the world that breeds the Gulf strain of barramundi for eventual
release into the Gulf river systems and dams. There were several tanks
in the centre where we could watch and feed the barramundi.
We then called into Raptis and Sons to pick up another 2kg of freshly
cooked prawns and Rick couldn't resist buying a cooked mud crab. After
doing all the usual stocking up and refuelling, etc. we drove about
230kms to a little town called Croydon. The Navara was telling us it
was around 37 degrees outside, but we still got a shock at the heat when
we got out of the car. It was nice to walk into the quite new and air
conditioned Visitors' Centre. We didn't spend too much time there as it
was getting a bit late in the afternoon.
We continued another 70kms to a free camp for the night at Gilbert
River. It was a terrific spot except that it was full of bull dust
which rose in little clouds with every footstep. We managed to find a
small area that had a bit of gravel underfoot making it a bit more
pleasant. There was another van parked there before us and the
occupants, Kay and Glen from Innisfail joined us for a drink before
sundown. It was an extremely hot night ... still 34 degrees at 8pm and
there was lightning visible in the distance. Several more travellers
pulled in late in the evening.
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| The view from the lawn of the Tavern |
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| Rick having an eye-to-eye with a large female barramundi |
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| A tin man outside the Croydon Visitors' Centre |
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| Another funny sign along the road |
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| Gilbert River camp during 'happy hour' |
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