Leichhardt Lagoon

Along the way from Gregory to Normanton we stopped for lunch at the Burke and Wills roadhouse. A very busy place and of interest to me as I am reading an autobiography about the first owner of this roadhouse.
Rather than staying in Normanton we just camped for 2 nights at Leichhardt Lagoon. This camping ground was part of a station and had a caretaker from Geelong there for the winter. This was a beautiful and peaceful spot with bird life galore, sunsets and bathrooms!
Managed to see a couple of freshwater crocs and large salty at the Weir about 800 metres from the lagoon.
It was exciting to see the difference in sunsets over the 2 nights. Day 1 was very yellow and orange but day 2 has a decided purple tinge to the sunset. Jamie drove 20 minutes into Normanton the second day for reception and a couple of hours of some much needed work calls. I on the other hand rested and bird watched. Read and chatted!
There was also an outback car wash station so Jamie took the opportunity to give the car a basic clean. We met a lovely couple who we chatted to regularly throughout the stay. They were very informative about places to visit and about the car. They had a Ranger as well and he had been a mechanic prior to retirement. He let us know that our car actually has a 240v plug in the back to charge laptops, cameras and other electrical devices. Who knew!.Leggi altro