Burketown to Karumba,

After a great overnight stay at the Savannah lodge in Burketown and a big breakfast we make our way eastward across the gulf. This 300km section is unknown to this bunch of southerners so it will be a suck it and see trip. Pretty soon we hit the hard and fast dirt section of the Savannah way and it's game on, with plenty of creeks and gullies to cross these are testing times for both car and navigator. We arrive at the major turning point so do we go left or do we go right ,the road left is 250 kms shorter but has had a lot of rain a few weeks prior to our arrival. No coin tossing decisions to be made  here we turn left , as we move toward the unknown i think of my loved ones so far away. The others I'm not so sure as I look at their dead pan faces ,through washed out rivers and creeks we inch eastward with caution. As we are in big cattle country Kev gives a running commentary on feed conditions also the quality of these big cattle with the hump and cattle yards,our minds now rest easy . Arrival at the Burke and Wills camp number 119 brings us some joy as its now no far from Normanton, hot and humid conditions greet us at Karumba, time to relax and prepare for the evening boat cruise. Damm it's 4.40 pm we are informed the boat leaves at 4.45 pm for our sunset cruise ,not tonight maybe tomorrow perhaps. This hardy bunch of seafarers is booked on the 6.45am KERRY D fishing trip so no late night tonight, this is the only time to KO the current family fishing champion big KEV . Over the evening meal another challenge is unearthed regarding the famous sport of seamanship, only 2 contenders in this division which happen to Mudgie V big Kev will fight for the captains cup. Paul and WADDA will only be observers