Thursday 3rd June 2021
Today we woke up after a milder nights sleep. We remained hitched overnight so got moving within an hour.
We continued our travels West along the Savannah Way. Jason driving the first leg of the 300km trip.
Today we were faced with long, straight stretches of road for as far as the eye could see.
The scenery continuously changed from mallee scrub, tropical savannah, dry sclerophyll forest and then dense woodlands.
We also got use to single carriageway driving with oncoming road trains.
After leaving at 815 and a few pit stops, we made it to Georgetown by 1040am.
We had lunch, played at the park and then got the road again.
Eva drove the next leg of the trip to Croydon, where we finally pulled into our free camp around 2pm.
We remained hitched and had an afternoon of recoup, play and rest.
Tomorrow
We do the final 225km to Karumba.
About Croydon
Croydon is the main town in a shire which covers 29,538 square kilometres. Once an important gold mining town it is now a place known for “The Gulflander”, an historic train which leaves Normanton every Wednesday and makes its way 150 km east to the tiny and historic town of Croydon.
The railway was built to transport gold and people from Croydon to the port at Normanton. At its peak it moved over 10,000 people each year. Today it is a relaxing journey across a flat area known for its swamps and termites.
The town was named after Croydon Downs Station. It was W. C. Brown, the manager of the station, who, in November 1885, discovered the gold which led to the development of the town.
By late 1886 the new town’s population had passed 6500 and there were, according to legend, something like 90 hotels on the diggings.
By 1906 the field, which once had rivalled the diggings at Charters Towers, was all but exhausted.
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