26th April - Normanton & Karumba QLD to 28th.

We finely made it to Normanton 26th.April stayed till 28th 

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 As we drove into Normanton  both Pat and I was a bit surprised to find it is only a small town and only a few shops here.  They all seemed to be on one street the local store
 witch is an IGA food store witch is. 

  Also the hardware and fishing store but out side it is all bordered up and ion frames on the windows. Sorry to say but they have to do this even a lot of the houses have the same on there windows as well,  Any way we stayed two nights in a caravan park .

On the 27th Aril Pat Ronnie and Arnold went into see the old train station at Normanton.

 Were they have restored the old Gulf-lander train.  

The station has been made into a small museum I sat is the car.

                           After this we drove up to Karumba about an hours drive from Normanton.

 It is called the gulf were we found a nice place to sit for a while at Sunset Point.

 At Sunset Tavern we just enjoyed sitting there to watch all that was going on  have a drink.

   

But as we were leaving we all decided to have some Barramundi and Chips to take back for dinner. But we  had to have an ice cream first Pat and myself it had to be a Magnum and being very warm there it tasted so good. But had to stop and take a photo of the towns big  Crays the Croc.

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Next morning we were ready to get going to our next stop. A free camp site.  

  Pat and myself were at Ronnie and Arnold's van I was sitting just inside the door and we were discussing the ant problem we were both having. 
So Ronnie thought she would get the Mortein and spray under the fridge.
  Of course the fridge was still running on gas and it ignited the propellant. 
 A flame shot out and frightened the life out of both of us.
 As you could feel the flame and heat from it.  I started to get upset with fright.
 As we thought it was going to burn the van down. 
 Poor Pat ran to our van to get a fire extinguisher leaving his thongs behind.
 When he came back his feet were covered in (three corner jacks) or bindy biers .
  We felt so bad for him.  Ronnie grabbed her extinguisher
 also and was standing there as poor Ronnie did not know  how to use it.  (she do's  now!!)
  Luckily the flame was short lived as Arnold said it would be.
 He checked the fridge cavity just in case though to ease my mind.
But poor pat just sat down picking  the prickles out of his feet but cant say what he was saying ,   

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Next part is driving to Mt Isa  about  60.ks from here.

  So by for now hope you all enjoy

  forgive my mistakes xx  Maureen and Pat.
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