Oasis Roadhouse

On leaving Innot Hot Springs we followed National Highway 1 west through Mount Garnet, then in a south westerly direction. After about 50kms the national highway heads in a west towards the Gulf of Carpentaria. That is a trip for another time. Instead we turned onto the Kennedy Developmental Road which continued in a south westerly direction.

At the Oasis Roadhouse we topped up our fuel and bought coffee and lunch. The vehicle behind the Bushtracker had broken down and the owner was coming to terms with the difficulties associated with limited communications, the distance to the nearest mechanic, and the potential cost to get him back on the road. He was lucky to get to the roadhouse and not find himself stranded by the side of the road with very little passing traffic.

In total we travelled 450kms today on mostly very good roads to reach Charters Towers. There are some narrow bridges and hills where heavy vehicles are required to announce their presence on CB channel 40. We only passed a couple of big rigs all day. Once we had to leave the bitumen to allow a road train to pass on the blacktop on a section where there is only one lane.

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