The Savanah Way stretches across the northern part of Queensland and meets up at the Atherton Tableland. The scenery varies from savanah grasses to mountainous areas particularly around Georgetown.

We travelled from Normanton across to Croyden (this is where Tony and I travelled to on the Gulflander and stayed overnight at the Club Hotel before boarding the train the next morning and travelling back to Normanton (see our previous blog entry). We decided to go out to the dam in Croyden and try my luck at landing a fish. We had been told that we might get some bream or even a barra.......the dam is full of weed and that's all I got. Lunch by the dam, however, was very pleasant. We spent that night in a free camp on the Gilbert River ( a very dry riverbed!). The next day we travelled into Georgetown and then on to Mount Surprise where we stayed at a fantastic caravan park called Planet Earth. The owner, Russell, gave us a very informative talk on snakes and how to treat snake bite. Tony very happily draped the python named Clancy around his neck.

Next day we were booked on a tour of the Undara Lava Tubes. This area was once an active volcanic region with approx 140 volcanoes. The lava tubes were form as the out crust of the lava flow hardened and the rest of the lava flowed through the tubes. The tour was facinating but even more of a treat was the resort area that supports the tour companies that do the tours. (see the piccies of the dining area)

We spent that night camped in a gravel pit at the junction of the Gulf Development Road and the Kennedy Highway. Our big treat that night was cooking a self saucing pudding in our camp oven over our really great fire.