Outback Queensland part 2

I must have pushed the wrong key and the last post uploaded before I'd finished!

The photos are of Kynuna - one at dusk looking out from the caravan park (CP) and the other of Bobby at our dining table. Our meals have been outstanding! Chicken and honey mustard; roast beef and veg; spag bog; steak; gourmet sausages; crumbed prawns and barramundi; lamb shanks in marinade; curried beef - all of which have been "home/van -cooked" - obviously I'm a kitchen hand or dish pig although most nights, John and Robert do the dishes.

Last night, Lorraine set the table with flowers and a candle - she believes that just because we're camping doesn't mean we have to lower our standards. With the weather getting warmer, we can enjoy the noises of the night whilst sitting outside indulging in a lovely meal and sipping on a red. What more could you want?

The boss of the CP at Kynuna is a character - she tells you where to park the van and you do exactly as she says without any discussion - first time I've witnessed Bobby speechless! At $10 a night for a site, you can work out what the facilities are like but it was a nice spot once the 50 metre road trains took a break for the night.

Those things are massive and a bit scary. One almost took the driver's side caravan mirror off it's mounting - needless to say, it was a bit too close and closer to the white line than necessary.

Leaving Kynuna before 9:00 a.m. was a good move as we booked the last 2 sites at Gilbert St CP in Cloncurry. What a lovely CP and such friendly people. Cheryl and Pete are so welcoming and nothing is too much trouble for them. Pete hopped on his quad-bike and led us to our spot then directed the blokes into the sites and they did as they were told. Pete came back after a while to make sure everything was OK - this doesn't happen in many parks.

The Cloncurry races and Mt Isa Show meant that all the caravan parks are at maximum limit. The main drag was reasonably quiet when we went to do some food shopping in the afternoon. Another example of distance - there were 4 tomatoes left to buy and no bananas - I guess they wait for the next delivery.

We've been hanging out for some fish but hadn't been able to find any Aussie caught fish (surprisingly). Robert decided to walk from Woolies to CP and on his way back, he came across a fisher selling frozen barramundi and prawns at the servo. He and his wife run the whole show from catching to freezing to selling. They were delish!

The fishing rods haven't been out much but we're hoping for some really fresh fish soon but we're not going into competition with the crocs - they can have whatever fish they want.

Off to Normanton Monday and will be checking out Karumba (Bart Simpson eat your heart out) which is on the shores of Gulf of Carpentaria.