the day we made it into Normanton,
home to the largest saltwater
crocodile ever shot. It measured an
incredible 8.64 metres. Crazy!
Our third day was a relaxing one
on the bikes, taking time to check
out the sites along the way. We
decided we wouldn’t have a set plan;
we were just going to see where the
day took us, and we stumbled across
the most northern camp of the old
Burke and Wills expedition. From
the expedition of the 1860s we found
all the old blazes left carved into the
trees from the explorers.
After an enjoyable few hours,
we decided to start heading to the
coast towards Burketown, the river
crossings were once again getting
larger, making riding challenging.
On the upside, we stumbled across
Leichardt falls, a beautiful place to
have a swim and wash the dust off.
Upon reaching Burketown the
bikes almost rode themselves to the
pub. It’s almost a sin not to stop in
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