Savannah Way Adventure - Day 3 & 4

Little sleep last night at the Croydon Hotel. The combination of Rock Estedford and a football carnival meant that the one man and his dog, normally the only ones holding up the bar, were joined by the entire town, and one very loud DJ until 1am.

They call this area the Outback by the Sea, and after speaking with Brian the organiser of the 10th annual Croydon Fishing Competition being held at the town lake, I can see why. A Barrumundi was caught while I was there, weighing 2kgs.  The record is 24kgs.

I head onto Normanton where the diesel price is $1.46 and then Karumba where I arrive at the shoreline of the Gulf of Carpentaria. I lunched on the Sunset Tavern’s famous Salt and Pepper Calamari on paw paw salsa (with chilli jam). Order this and go to heaven !!

The entire Savannah Way highway is clear of water and accessible with dams, rivers and waterholds on either side of the hiace full to the brim, and the wildlife is prolific. I saw a pair of Brolgas, many swooping Kites high above the road and a couple of huge Wedged Tail Eagles.. this is the outback..Beautiful!

The adventure continues. Marcus

for more information on the Savannah Way highway, and its towns and attractions go to www.undara.com.au/savannah-way

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