Cirrus

After a windy night, we woke to a cool morning and rain threatening, so the tent was packed away super-fast.
Cloncurry is a small country town with its own history, just like lots of the towns we have travelled through.
I have to admit though, that I'm a bit over Historical, Pioneer and Mineral Museums but we did attempt the lookout over Cloncurry only to be almost blown away, not by the view but the wind!  Because of the cold, wind and spitting rain we cut our sightseeing of Cloncurry short and made our way to Quamby.


This hill is slowly being mined away.  It was the view from our tent.
It was, once more, a full house at the caravan park by the time nightfall had arrived last night.

About forty kilometres north of Cloncurry we stopped at Quamby Pub.
Only instant coffee available so we had Thermos tea in the rest area across the road. 
By this stage, the temperature was getting close to freezing!

Lunch and fuel stop at the Burke and Wills Roadhouse ,on the Matilda Highway.
 Karumba is next on our itinerary because Honey Pie wants to dip his toes into the Gulf of Carpentaria. The roadhouse is about halfway between Cloncurry and Karumba.

Wind clouds at Karumba.  Don't let the blue sky fool you!
Karumba has three caravan parks and two are full to the hilt.  The third one takes us in but the camp sites are back to back and the overflow section for caravans is in full swing. 
Another windy night in store, rain still threatening but there is a lot of camaraderie in the park as everyone attempts to make the best of the situation.
Lots of  stories are exchanged between campers and advice given out for future destinations by those who have already visited.
Some have come to Karumba for a break, others to fish and still yet others, like us, to have a look at what all the fuss is about!
Tonight turns out to be a soup night as we share the camp kitchen with the multitudes.