Mount Leviathan

After 10 days of rain and very long hot showers we decided to go to Darwin, because it’s hot and sunny and we can go Barra fishing. Darwin is only 26 hours drive from Babinda.

The first day, we woke up bright and early hit the road. By the time we stoped for the night we had done around 1000 k’s. We stayed at Cloncurry because the rodeo was on. Once we had some dinner we went in, and we’re just in time to see the the bucking horses and bulls competitions. We also saw steer wrestling and lassoing. My favourite was the bull riding, i’ve only seen it once before. It was exciting to watch, the riders tied themselves to the bull and they had to try and stay on well the bull bucks.

On the second day, we drove 1200 k’s. We ended up getting a spot at the Daily Waters Pub for the night. While we were there mum and I saw a Longhorn, and you wouldn’t believe it, it’s horns were really long.

On our third day, and we only had 600 k’s to go, but we had to stop in go for a swim at Bitter Springs. While we were swimming we spotted some snakes going for a swim as well. After a swim, we had a quick bite to eat and jumped in the car, and because we were so close it felt like the drive went for ages.

It was a really long drive but it’s all gonna be worth it when we are reeling in Barra.Read more