The wife and I went from Mt Isa to
Karumba for the long weekend and enjoyed the trip.
We left Mt Isa at 7.00 am and thought we would have a look at Lawn hill/Adel Grove as well.
The navigator is normally very good with the distances, ie she tells me how many km's and I judge the distance.
This time she lost 200 km's some where. Ended up we had enough time for a coffee and sandwiches at Adel Grove after the navigator found another 200 km's, then made a beeline to
Karumba.
On the way we saw hundreds of people at
Gregory River getting ready for a long paddle down the river. We were also pulled over for a breath test in the middle of nowhere between
Gregory Downs and Burke and Wills Roadhouse.
We got to
Karumba at about 5.15pm found the Karumbal Lodge, booked in and had a beer.
Meals at the Lodge, another name for a pub, were very good and reasonably priced. So were the beer and wine. Low $20's for a steak or good prawn dish, beer about $4.30 a stubby.
On Sunday morning I went on the Kerry D for a 5 hour fishing charter ($100), caught plenty of good fish and thoroughly enjoyed it. I supoose you do when you catch fish!
That evening we went on a sunset cruise with the croc and crab tours. The price of $65 each for the 2 hour cruise included a simply yet very good prawn and fish buffet with a variety of fresh fruit for desert. It also included beer and red and white wine. A stubby holder or glass was also thrown in.
I can highly recommend both trips.
Diesel is $1.28 a litre at
Karumba and $1.35 at B &W Road house.
The bird life is also worth looking at.
Monday morning we had a look around town and the point and headed back to the Isa.
Regards BooBoo