Day 28 - Weipa to Laura (Mon May 21st)
After swapping blogs with our fellow Camprite campers, we took off for a long day's drive, on our way to Cairns.
We didn't exactly know where we were going to get to, but ended up in Laura after a 498km drive along a dirt road. The road has deterioated since our trip north 2 weeks ago. A lot more corrugations, loose large stones and traffic! The road crews are still out grading the roads.
Most of the creek crossing have dried up now, and it's dustier, with the bush on the sides of the road turning red from the dust.
We noticed some of the original telegraph poles today, they are on the left hand side of the road heading south. Most of them have been stripped of their insulators by travelers for souvierns.
We passed through the Quarantine Station, where they checked our fruit and vege, and asked about any driftwood we may be carrying.
Lunch was had on the banks of the Coen River, which was really nice. We watched some of the local kids spearing fish and yabbies in the creek.
After a Happy 4th Birthday call to cousin Sophie in Perth, (whom we are all excited to see in 3 months), we were on our way again.
We made it to Laura about 5pm and set up a quick camp at the Quinkan Hotel camping grounds. The grounds are grassy and with only a few other campers there was plenty of space. It's nice and cheap at only $16/night for 2 adults.
We were all pretty buggered and hit the sack nice and early.
After swapping blogs with our fellow Camprite campers, we took off for a long day's drive, on our way to Cairns.
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| Loading Bauxite at Evan's Landing Wharf |
Most of the creek crossing have dried up now, and it's dustier, with the bush on the sides of the road turning red from the dust.
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| Rest, stretch and pic stop |
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| Where the road veers left to Weipa or right to The Tip |
We noticed some of the original telegraph poles today, they are on the left hand side of the road heading south. Most of them have been stripped of their insulators by travelers for souvierns.
We passed through the Quarantine Station, where they checked our fruit and vege, and asked about any driftwood we may be carrying.
Lunch was had on the banks of the Coen River, which was really nice. We watched some of the local kids spearing fish and yabbies in the creek.
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| Checking out the water snake cruising along the banks feeding |
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| Coen River |
After a Happy 4th Birthday call to cousin Sophie in Perth, (whom we are all excited to see in 3 months), we were on our way again.
We made it to Laura about 5pm and set up a quick camp at the Quinkan Hotel camping grounds. The grounds are grassy and with only a few other campers there was plenty of space. It's nice and cheap at only $16/night for 2 adults.
We were all pretty buggered and hit the sack nice and early.
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