Cairns to Darwin Pt1

So we've been moving way to slow up the east coast thus far, we're putting on the turbos and hitting Darwin, over 2800's km away (1750 miles for you Americans)

We have rounded up a posse, the double Dutch rudders and a lovely pair of Canadians and are looking to be in Darwin by Thursday!

We got a little late starting on Saturday, with not a dry eye in the place having to farewell the Cairns Lagoon. But after stocking up on supplies we were away mid afternoon. 1st stop was via the curvey highway and we only managed around 160ks. We lucked out pretty well with a free campsite set up for travellers, complete with toilet! We woke to the bustling scene of the regional markets which offered absolutly nothing of interest!!

Day2 we pumped out a solid 750kms after getting on the road early. We exceeded our expectations and managed to have an hour to relax so we decided to stop in at Normanton, scope the scene and check if they have a swimming hole, seeing the Mercury was above 40. Please can we warn one and all if you are ever in the area of Normanton , DO NOT STOP THERE. The chick on the fuel bowser was an utter mole and told us the pool was closed for the day, which we later learnt was not true and we spent an hour there cooling off!

But our day ended on a high when we discovered the Burke and Wills Roadhouse in the middle of now where. Where prices were $7 per person or a powered site for a total of $18! So I've showered, played darts, 5 games of asshole, and ready for day 3. And to our amazement they also have free wifi hence the update. Who would have thought that a truck stop in the middle of Queensland would have free wifi.