Driving to Kowanyama and beyond

Through the windscreen

Leaving Pormpuraaw, we headed down the most variable road in Queensland. The road began wonderfully and we wondered what the excitement was all about. Wide graded sand road with sculptured edges. Well, after we turned the corner.......

The road narrowed and the crossing across the dry sandy rivers were okay. So long as you stayed on hard ground. Its slow but - down to 40 K on the good roads.

Then we found the road getting smaller - down to road tracks. the GPS surprise surprise did think there was a road occasionally.....

And the river crossing got rougher....

And rougher.....

And wetter....

Closer to Kowanyama, the road improved

Leaving Kowanyama we found great creek spots and just had to camp...

And yet more rivers - no wonder its dry season territory

And deeper - closer to the coast

Friends visit the lunch time camp

Dinner camp - last one before hitting the big smoke.

Great night spot - sunset across the water.

And the road is now back to normal - red and dusty
but pretty smooth except for the dust holes.

And so we say bye for now. Back in Cairns, some 2200Km later on this leg.

The BIA project has been great for us and great for all the people we met. Thanks to new and old friends. We can't wait to go back.

Michelle and Paul