Olsen's Tours and Training Blog

This part of the trip is always a long day but a great drive. It begins with a crossing if the Normanby River where I am amazed to see people standing knee deep in the water despite crocodile warning signs.

One feature of this road is a very heavy duty log bridge. A less likable feature is the bulldust created by the
Cook Shire Council’s efforts to improve the road. I wish they would leave it ealone.

We lunched at Wakooka before tackling the more interesting parts of the track which included a difficult climb out of
Sandy creek. We had to deflate tytes to climb out. Due to the repaired tie rod, we towed the Mazda up this bank.

Continuing over a range of different track surfaces we finally made it to good gravel road and to the Lions Den Hotel