Tha Savannah Way - Part 1

The Savannah Way runs from Cairns to Broome.

This little update is part one, from Atherton to Normanton/Kurumba Point.

We left Atherton, headed west.

After morning tea and a wander around Ravenshoe, the top of the Tablelands and the coldest part of them, we headed to near Georgetown to spend the night at the historic Cumberland Chimney free camp.

What a great spot, beside a dam (built for the gold operations in the 1800s). Lots of bird life and great neighbours.

Sharing the campsite with locals

Dinner time cooking

Fabulous lilies and bird life at the dam

The next two nights were spent at Cobbold Gorge, South of Forsath. Spectacular Gorge in the middle of nowhere, rediscovered in the 60s by the owners of this enormous cattle station.

Glass bridge to walk across.

Only freshies out here

Nice pool!

A drink by the pool

From there we continued west through Croydon and on to Normanton for the night.

My grandfather was the post master at Normanton in the early 1900s and enlisted from there in 1914.

We found his name on a couple of the honour boards in the town.

Clarance Hogan (misspelt on all the boards)

Normanton is an interesting place with great history but not that beautiful, so the next day we drove 45 minutes to the Gulf to Kurumba Point where we stayed for two nights. 

Paid for a spot in a park here beside the water. No free camping around Karumba Point

Braving the water. Even though there were fishermen standing around launching and retrieving boats, this had me worried at the boat ramp... #crocs    

Just the one high and low tide each day in the gulf. And even then, only a metre in it.

Brolgas

Sunday night chips and a sunnset drink at the pub

Such a changing landscape. Between Normanton and Kurumba there's saltpans, sand, savannah grassland and forest all within 45 kilometres.

The gulf, and specifically Kurumba, is the Barramundi capital of the world apparently.

We did the discovery centre tour before leaving for Leichhardt Falls this morning (Monday 17/6)