A long ride - Palmer River, Croydon, Normanton, Mt Isa to Darwin
Over the hills and far away is Darwin. Our route through Mareeba, Atherton, Croydon, Normanton, Mt isa, Tennant Creek to Darwin is about 3,300km. So let's get started. Narrow strips of seal. One lane bridges. Watch out for road trains. They have right of way. First stop, Croydon hotel. She is a grand old dame, built during the gold rush in 1887. There were 33 hotels in the town then. The Gulflands train does a tourist run from here to the Gulf of Carpentaria near Normanton. A five hour journey. We'll be there and beyond in that time. Checking in at reception. A bank of CCTV monitors reveals an image of a swimming pool. It was very refreshing after a long hot day. Settled for the evening. The washing dries very quickly. On the road to Normanton. Kris the Savannah King. A replica of a crocodile shot in 1957 by Krystina Pawloski. Claimed to be the largest authentictaed croco...