Hai! Karumba. We're off to see the sun set over the Gulf of Carpentaria

Due to ongoing border restrictions this year’s north western Australia overland became a ‘where to?’ and we decided north Queensland. We enjoyed our campervan trip around Tassie so much we decided we’d try it again. Our initial plan - fly to Cairns then head west to Karumba and maybe Adel’s Grove and return, finishing with a relax on Fitzroy Island. Our full plans meant we had to hire a 4WD camper and with the 10% discount through RACQ our Cheapa Campa (Apollo) Hilux pop-top was just under $2400 for 11 days. Then we realised just how hot it was going to be and as neither of the 4WD campers has aircon when parked we decided to keep the itinerary, cancel the camper, book a 4WD and stay in hotels/motels/cabins. Our original hope to get to Adel’s Grove proved to be a destination too far. We decided against staying at Innot Hot Springs after reading some ordinary reviews and the newly opened Talaroo Hot Springs was closing for the season two weeks before we planned to call in/stay. Our must visits were Cobbold Gorge, Undara lava tubes and Karumba. We decided we wanted to take a ride on The Gulflander so that also meant a stay in Normanton. We had a couple of extra days before Fitzroy and decided on Mission Beach for a couple of nights. Ravenshoe looked like a nice first night but I got no response from the hotel and we decided on Mount Garnet instead. Final itinerary - Mount Garnet Travellers Park (1N) - Cobbold Gorge (2N) - Normanton Purple Pub (1N) - Karumba End of the Road motel (2N) - Croydon Club Hotel (1N) - Undara Experience (2N) - Mission Beach Eco Village Resort (2N) - Fitzroy Island Resort (3N)

Planned Dates

2021-10-16 to 2021-10-30

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