We said goodbye to Rod and Ineke and left Eddies for Lakefield. We met another great couple there, John and Di from Launceston who were hiring a Troopy camper for a quick tour around the north. Eddie left us with some great sayings, like 'You can't trust them blackfellas with fire'. Eddie is as black as the ace of spades!! And a great fella too.
We had an easy half day drive to the spectacular and very remote Lakeield National Park, collecting firewood as we travelled. It really is too warm for a fire, but how can you camp without one? 'Just build a small one' she says. Yeah, right. If I'm getting the chainsaw out, it's gonna be worth it!
We camped the night at a very private and secluded camp on the Normamby River about 15k from the main track. All camping in qld national parks now has to be pre-booked, which is a bit of a pain. We came accross our first badly corrugated roads here and stopped to help some people towing a Jayco caravan that had broken a spring. Someone passed in the other direction that had a spare!!
There are a couple of historic station homesteads to expolore, and they really do give an insight to how tough it must have been back then. It all looks beautiful but the climate and distance from markets and ports, as well as being unable to get out during the wet, spelled the end for these guys.
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