18/7/2013 Mt Isa to Camoweal, to Barkly Homestead,
We left Mt Isa and drove to Camoweal. Last time we were there Gerd fed the Kites flying around the roadhouse with bread. We bought chips at the roadhouse and added them to our tomato and cheese rolls but this time Gerd ate his without sharing any with his feathered friends. After lunch we inspected the new Drovers Exhibition at the entrance to the town. It is free and worth inspecting to see the excellent crayon portraits of well known drovers. There is a free sausage sizzle for those who want the whole deal! Every outback town has its special tourist attraction!
From there we drove on to Barkley Road House. It was exactly 2 years ago to the day that we were there on our last visit.
This was a day of driving on a good, long, straight road through savannah type landscape towards a flat horizon. It didn't take much imagination to "see" the whole area covered in an immense shallow sea and ancient creatures such as dinosaurs wallowing along the banks.
19/7/2013 Barkly Homestead to Dunmarra Roadhouse
Once again we were travelling west and the road was straight and the horizon flat and far away. Finally we met the north-south Stuart Highway.
We stayed at Dunmarra Roadhouse. Dunmarra RH doesn't have mobile phone coverage and the facilities leave much to be desired.
Some road trains in the NT are 64 metres in length. Passing or being passed takes quite a while!
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