Then the road becomes more... interesting. 3.5 metre wide seal AND road trains. Need to be going slow enough to get onto the shoulder - one wheel on the seal for us, as we are medium sized and the road trains also get half off the seal - meaning they move all over the place and drag an heap of dust...
Also got the left wheels off for passing caravans - out of sympathy. Chanel 40 UHF is essential for a heads up on traffic, and doing deals.
Passed by Greenvale this time and stopped at The Lynd, which is only the Oasis Roadhouse. Stopped for a while enjoyed a drink some lunch and enjoyed the sunshine and filled up. The road from the Lynd is again a/the Kennedy Development Road which becomes the Kennedy Highway passing the Undarra Resort (Lava Tubes). It is difficult to find any change in the road as there are still good bits (5.5M seal) and not so good bits (3.5M seal) We will be back that way in a while on our way to Normanton/Karumba.
Next Mt Garnet where we stopped for a short while, to get a drink and a Womans Day... it's Monday. A bloke pulled up beside us to ask about the A-frame towing. So 20 minutes later we ambled on... to Innot Springs where there is a warm mineral spring, creek and lovely looking caravan park. Might be a good spot, looks like it - moved along.
So for tonight we have stopped at Ravenshoe - not Raven-shoe - at the Railway Museum. Boy is this a busy donation only park. Had a nice chat with a few people, quick shop at IGA, and we are in for the night. Ravenshoe is at 3000 ft so we have the doona out again, and adjourned inside when the sun disappeared! So its inside cooking tonight (Hicks chicken) and the satellite TV.
Off to Malanda/Glen Allyn tomorrow morning, which is only an hour or so away, but a windy climb. Actually today we encountered the first climb which needed 4th gear, getting up to the tableland.
