Thursday we were on the road heading toward Cooktown, passing through Mareeba and Mt Molloy, Bazza needed a comfort stop so pulled off the road at a rest area at Mt Molloy, only to have this 4WD pull up along side and abuse him for not indicating and then taking off skidding his wheels hoping I am sure, to shower us with a spray of gravel. Bazza had indicated, so upon checking the trailer plug found it was not connected properly, we had gone over a rather nasty rut in the road previously so must have dislodged it. So he may have had a excuse for the road rage, but could have tamed it down a bit.
The inland road to Cooktown must be one of the best in Australia no patching or pot holes a very smooth drive. We travelled as far as Helenvale which is 27kl short of Cooktown as we had heard about the Lions Den Hotel which has a good campground so had planned to stop there for the night before continuing onto Cooktown.
The historic Lions Den Hotel was built in 1875 and is situated at the beginning of the Bloomfield Track and has a lovely campground, and there is safe swimming in the little Annan River. We enjoyed a lovely meal of Barramundi and checked out the memorabilia around the walls. There were quiet a few campers there that had just completed the Bloomfield 4WD Track, and it was interesting listening to some their tales. A tow truck was seen earlier in the evening with a camper trailer on it's tray that had rolled that day along the track.
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