Normanton, Australia Travel Blogs

Normanton
Sep 21, 2009 (10 photos)

We stayed in Normanton for one night. There wasn't much to do in Normanton, besides the Gulflander which we didn’t do. On the first night, we had dinner at some hotel/pub, which wasn’t too bad. We passed going to Purple Pub, which had all ...

Normanton
Jul 28, 2007

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The longest week of our lives stuck in Normanton!!
Dec 10, 2006 (8 photos)

... no point it all of us being stuck in the middle of nowhere! So that week we got to know the small town of Normanton very well. Its got a high aboriginal population and the famous Purple Pub became our local with everyone asking us "how is your car?" We ...

Road Trip - Day 2
Apr 26, 2006 (5 photos)

... , couldn't believe it. Naturally had to get out and get a picture of the sign. There was nothing there, where's the Blue Orchid?! Stayed the night just outside of Normanton in a rest area, saw the most amazing stars and even a shooting star awesome!

Normanton
Oct 13, 2007

... a good 2 hours at the Mt Isa historical museum before collecting of $30 worth of chicken. Next was a 500km drive to historic Normanton on the gulf of carpentaria. It was closed so we checked into the caravan park and had chicken for tea. What can be ...

Entdecker und Goldgraeber / adventurer and digger
Oct 9, 2006 (6 photos)

Von Mt Isa fuehrt unsere Route nach Cairns ueber Cloncurry, Burke & Wills Roadhouse, Normanton, Croydon, Gorgetown und Undara. Die Strassen hier im Nordosten sind teilweise nur einspurig befestigt. Da heissts runter aufs Bankett, wenn ein Road Train ...

Normanton
Apr 16, 2009 (11 photos)

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Normanton
May 11, 2007 (5 photos)

... ein wenig hinausgeschoben und machten uns auf den Weg in den Ausgang. Im Purple-Pub gehoert auch zu den Sehenswuerdigkeiten von Normanton)gesellte sich ein Aborigine zu uns und ausser das er einen zuviel gekippt hatte und wir nicht ganz alles verstehen ...

So what do you think develpoment means?!
Dec 9, 2006 (4 photos)

... our cars overnight in the heat... no thanks! So off we went and luckily we made it all the way to Normanton. Although we only just made it.... this road is called 'development highway' because it is exactly that... under development! 80% of ...

Desert Venture tour - Cairns to Darwin - Croydon
Aug 11, 2007 (6 photos)

... to the large red cedar tree.  We then headed on to the Millstream Falls, which is the widest waterfall in Australia. We passed thought a place called Millaa Millaa, which is an aboriginal word for water water. If a word repeats it's ...

Normanton
Oct 2, 2008

We had nothing to do in Normanton so we went to the pub and got drunk with the Rednecks yeah! 1st we met a sparkie with a beard almost to the floor who was really funny, telling me about the flood in the area, showing me the Swords of 2 Swordfish he ...

Savannah Way
Jun 23, 2005 (4 photos)

We had many a long day driving in the car, well, 4x4 land cruiser is more like it. However, today was a great day in the car, full of sights to see. We were driving along the Savannah Way, a dirt track, one lane in some spots, across Far North ...

Normanton & Karumba
Oct 5, 2008 (14 photos)

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towards the water again
Aug 9, 2009 (7 photos)

After saying goodbye to our friend Marion at the caravan park we moved on more west towards Normanton where only a few small towns to be found on our travels. Croydon was the most interesting one of them all where they showed all their history about the ...

Leave Undara lava tubes, heading for Cobbold gorge
Jul 24, 2007 (42 photos)

... and the restored historic buildings. Get a lot of info from the kiosk in the old police residence, then head for Normanton, mostly beside the Gulflander railway line. The land is getting flatter, into true savannah. Cross some large rivers, particularly ...

Normanton
Aug 4, 2009 (5 photos)

... looked like a boaties paradise. We got some prawns for $12/kilo and some barra, all of which is in plentiful supply up here. Normanton had a great library and an interesting town walk & some good pubs. We spotted a croc at a nearby creek- the 6th one ...

De Savannah Way
Sep 1, 2008 (26 photos)

... wel een idee om even bij een huisarts langs te gaan. Misschien kon hij het ff uitspuiten. Ik besloot om in het volgende gat "Normanton" even een arts op te zoeken. Deze was vandaag in een ander gat aan het werk, dus we hebben maar een camping gepakt en ...

Normanton
Nov 3, 2007

Normanton