We've only been home a week, and claimed to be tired, yet here we are planning another trip!!
When travelling to the Gulf, I wanted to take a train ride on the Gulflander from Croyden to Normanton, but the question is, how do you go and visit Karumba if you've left your rig at Croyden?
Has anybody been there, done that?
Onedodger said
04:20 PM Oct 10, 2011
Drive to Normanton leave your van in the caravan park and take the train from there.
Get info at the Normanton train station and you can arrange many options for your trip. After that you can then go onto karumba.
Vic said
05:05 PM Oct 10, 2011
They do a return trip Gerty the next day, but it would mean staying overnight at one end (Croydon or Normanton). By the way, there is a free camp at Normanton on the river bank near the bridge.
We stayed at one of the two caravan parks at Normanton (the one with the big barra outside) and just did a short few hour trip in the Gulflander from Normanton to a station (Black Stump or something) and then back to Normanton again. It is a pretty rough and slow ride so I reckon that is about all you would need. We are not keen fishermen so only did a day road trip (bitumen) from Normanton to Karumba (make sure you visit the Barra Fish Breeding tanks there) and back again, 75 kms each way. Karumba was very crowded but it may have thinned out now that it is into the wet up there. We really enjoyed at stay at Normanton, we could have stayed there longer (that was around June last year).
-- Edited by Vic on Monday 10th of October 2011 05:08:46 PM
Gerty Dancer said
09:49 PM Oct 11, 2011
Thanks Onedodger and Vic. Have saved that page to favourites, looks really interesting. We just have to get there before the crowds, going to try May next year if all goes well.
Cruising Granny said
10:39 PM Oct 11, 2011
The same people run the Savannahlander up from Cairns up to Forsyth. It's a return trip - 3 days, 2 nights up, and then back again staying at different places. I would have thought the Gulflander was a return trip as well with accommodation included in the price. Ask questions or look it up on the net. It's all there.
Vic said
06:35 PM Oct 12, 2011
Gerty,
Scroll down on this link for the short trips starting and finishing in Normanton.
Be aware that whatever you choose, book early as sometimes tours buses book the trains out, including the short trips, also they only go on certain days.....
We've only been home a week, and claimed to be tired, yet here we are planning another trip!!
When travelling to the Gulf, I wanted to take a train ride on the Gulflander from Croyden to Normanton, but the question is, how do you go and visit Karumba if you've left your rig at Croyden?
Has anybody been there, done that?
Drive to Normanton leave your van in the caravan park and take the train from there.
Get info at the Normanton train station and you can arrange many options for your trip. After that you can then go onto karumba.
They do a return trip Gerty the next day, but it would mean staying overnight at one end (Croydon or Normanton). By the way, there is a free camp at Normanton on the river bank near the bridge.
We stayed at one of the two caravan parks at Normanton (the one with the big barra outside) and just did a short few hour trip in the Gulflander from Normanton to a station (Black Stump or something) and then back to Normanton again. It is a pretty rough and slow ride so I reckon that is about all you would need. We are not keen fishermen so only did a day road trip (bitumen) from Normanton to Karumba (make sure you visit the Barra Fish Breeding tanks there) and back again, 75 kms each way. Karumba was very crowded but it may have thinned out now that it is into the wet up there. We really enjoyed at stay at Normanton, we could have stayed there longer (that was around June last year).
See; http://www.gulflander.com.au/Pages/Default.aspx
-- Edited by Vic on Monday 10th of October 2011 05:08:46 PM
I would have thought the Gulflander was a return trip as well with accommodation included in the price. Ask questions or look it up on the net. It's all there.
Gerty,
Scroll down on this link for the short trips starting and finishing in Normanton.
Be aware that whatever you choose, book early as sometimes tours buses book the trains out, including the short trips, also they only go on certain days.....
http://www.gulflander.com.au/Pages/TimetableFares.aspx
-- Edited by Vic on Wednesday 12th of October 2011 06:35:42 PM