13- 16 October: Mellish to Karumba Point- Gulf of Carpentaria Our drive today along the Wills Developmental Road was completely on bitumen, a welcome change from the rocks and dust. We passed through Normanton, before settling into camp at Karumba Point. Karumba is a charming port town with fishing and prawning being its major industries. It has retained an untouched quality due to its relative isolation and small population. During winter, the population swells significantly when fishing enthusiasts descend on Karumba for the plentiful barramundi. You will find a large fishing boat parked on each driveway in this small town! Karumba is also the sunrise and sunset specialist, made especially more interesting due to tbe 'morning glory' cloud phenomenon. The Gulf is the only spot on earth where morning glory clouds can be predicated and observed on a regular basis. The morning glory clouds are a rare meteorological phenomenon and are considered the rarest cloud of the 'Arcu...
With confirmation of QLD border opening July 10, our decision to proceed with our travel adventure was sealed. Excited, nervous, disbelieving this dream may become reality, our raging 'to do' lists await!
5- 10 December: Bargara Spent 6 days exploring the naturally beautiful Bargara and surrounding areas, including Elliot Heads. It was very windy so the kite got a bit of a run! Bargara is a little beachside town near Bundaberg that has everything! Excellent bike paths, skate park, beautiful beaches and playgrounds. (Turtle tracks) The absolute highlight of our stay in Bargara was our Turtle Encounter at Mon Repo. Initially, we rode to Mon Repos during day to check for any turtle tracks, and sure enough came across 5! Mon Repos is a globally significant site. It supports the largest concentration of nesting marine turtles on the eastern Australian mainland and has the most significant loggerhead turtle nesting population in the South Pacific region. The success of nesting and hatching turtles at Mon Repos is critical for the survival of the endangered loggerhead turtle. The Centre is dedicated to marine turtle research, protection and education. We arrived a...
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