STILL IN NORMANTON

Dear all,

30 degrees - petrol 142.9.

Leaving tomorrow morning for Karumba (see map, courtesy of our good friend, Ron Angove) ... looking forward to seeing the sea again and having fresh seafood.

We've been at Normanton now for 7 days and have seen all there is to see. We've said it before, this is a very nice town, but very, very basic.

Yesterday we took off into the bush to see the wetlands and birdlife. I'm finding it very difficult to get photos of the Brolgas, but the Jabirus were accommodating! We've had our spa in the artesian bore water, followed by a quick - very quick - dip in the pool here in the caravan park. It was absolutely freezing, but I got a couple of laps in which is about the only excercise, apart from a bit of walking, we've had since we left!



Visited the old Normanton gaol which was still in use in 1991 - goodness me, what hell that would have been. There is a hole in the wall with a small metal slide over it which was used by the wardens to shoot through into the excercise yard if there was any trouble. The wall on the inside of the gaol where the bullets hit at the end of the excercise yard is covered in chips out of the wall.









The replica crocodile and the Purple Pub are the most photographed attractions in town, but I thought The Central looked pretty good. This is where the aboriginals go and you can see I stood well back to take the photo!



So, it's over and out from us at Normanton. We'll return to our Blog when we get settled in Karumba tomorrow (Monday).
Missing Mum.
xx