Manic Schedule!!
Our plan – drive to
Karumba set up and sleep, get up at 5.30am for a fishing charter till lunch,
then pack up camp and drive to Undara Volcanic Park ready for an 8.30am tour!
Although this sounded good in theory it wasn’t so much fun in practice!!
Karumba
We joined a local fishing charter, Kerry’s, and went seeking Blue Threadfin Salmon and School Mackerel in the Gulf. Karumba is known for its abundant fishing and we weren’t disappointed, as we reeled in plenty of fish between us!! The breeze was pretty fresh though and we had to stay well rugged up, but it was well worth the effort as we left with 7 good eating fish. After the charter it took Simon and the boys some time to clean and fillet the fish so we didn’t get away from camp till after
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| The only person on board to catch a Skip Jack |
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| The only one of us to catch a mackerel |
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| Everyone holding their own catch! |
How many kilometres??
‘How can it have been 50 km’s a minute ago and now it’s over
80kms?’ was Simon’s pained lament! What’s a few km’s between friends? Every
time I added up those little numbers on the map I got different answers!! Needless to say it was a long and stressful
journey to Undara!
Undara
We arrived at 8pm ,
drove several times around the circuit before I could work out the directions
to our site, and with frayed tempers set up camp. Exhausted the kids went to
bed almost immediately and we watched a Breaking Bad to thaw the out the chill
between us before turning in.
Undara is a great outback creation for those who have not
got the opportunity to really drive off the beaten track. We saw the
fascinating lava tubes, but unfortunately had to take a guided tour to achieve
this, which meant listening to some uninspiring commentary for 2 hours. We
finished the tour at 10am and were driving away in less than an hour having
spent a sum total of 14hours in the park… speedykniebes on a mission to get to
Cairn’s and the end of the first leg.
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| Lava tube |
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