A Travel Blog
In Mandandanji country I’m very sorry for the scattiness of yesterday’s post – I was so tired and my proof-reader was asleep! The way I work is to make rough notes as we go, paste them into the blog, and then massage them into shape. Unfortunately, the massager’s hands were not up to scratch last … Read more
In Iningai (Yiningayi) country. There was joy today and some claps, when Len told our tour leaders that he had tested negative for COVID. So far no one else on the bus has contracted it, though at least two that we know of have tested. We would be so pleased to make it to the … Read more
In Koa Country. Today was the last down-memory-lane day of this outback tour for me. It would not have been the last, however, had my family’s 1964-65 Christmas-New Year Trip not come somewhat asunder just outside of Winton. I’ll explain, but if you are not interested, just skip the next paragraph. Flashback to December 1964 … We’d … Read more
Today was mostly a driving day, involving 1.5 hours to Georgetown for morning tea; 1.5 hours to Croydon for lunch; 1.5 hours to Normanton for a leg stretch; then around 45 mins or so to Karumba Point on the Gulf of Carpentaria. Most of these place names will be unknown to most people, as these … Read more
OK, folks, please bear with us because this is not easy. We are out in the wilds of North Queensland on a local WiFi network, working in a bar area because the network does not extend to our rooms. We’ll do our best to get something done. After last night’s welcome dinner, today was the … Read more