Unfortunately the parcel we expected did not arrive in todays mail. The lady at the Post Office offered to forward it to Katherine, so with that we departed Croydon. We did however require a couple more photos of True Blue and the town pub.

The drive to Normanton was uneventful. The road is sealed and in good condition, the traffic was light, and mostly tourists towing caravans. We mad a short stop at Blackbull Siding, which in the days of stream trains was a water stop. The iron water tank is still there and is now a tourist point of interest. The Gulflander stops here so that passengers can take photos of that tank.

On arrival in Normanton we spent a lttle while at the towns nice new supermarket stocking up, organized a camping site at one of the towns 2 caravan parks ansd and then headed for Karumba.

Karumba is a must-see stop in this part of the country as it is the only easy way of getting to the waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is a small settlement with camp grounds and chater boats that cater to recreational fishing enthusiasts. Interestingly it also has a large industrial plant that produces zinc concentrate.