Escaping the Rain

A 5am start on Saturday morning to escape the rain and collect the tinny.

We knocked over 1000kms on day 1, spending the night in Cloncurry. A pleasant surprise at the end of a long drive was discovering The Cloncurry Rodeo was on. We pulled into the Equestrian Club for some free camping and free entertainment. The Rodeo ended up being a great night. There was a mix of bareback horse bucking, steer wrestling, lassoing and bull riding. We were on the edge of our seats watching the cowboys try to stay on these angry, drooling bucking beasts for a whole 8sec.

Day 2 (Sunday), we smashed out 1200kms. We spent the night at Daly Waters Pub, checked out some of the locals and had a bevy at the pub while we listened to some live music. It’s also nice and close to Mataranka, so we could pop into Bitter Springs for an early morning swim.

Day 3 (Monday), we started the morning with some delicious homemade pies from Mataranka then had a relaxing swim at Bitter Springs. We hit the road again with the end in sight. A quick stop in Katherine for supplies and we were on our way. At 3.48pm, we pulled into Lee and Jenny’s ready for a sunset bevy, knowing we had just smashed out 2700kms in three days.Read more