Morning walk before we head back to the train station.
Croydon Heritage Precinct
Peeking inside the buildings.
Old Gaol with prisoner in bed.
Turn the sound up, not sure if you'll hear him snoring.
Shire office
Group of riders heading to Normanton as part of the C2K ride (Cairns to Karumba)
These crazy people are racing the train to Normanton as part of a charity ride.The train averages 32km/hr and they usually beat it.
Front carriage seats this time.
Riders took off before the whistle.
Checking for the cyclists.
Driver has a Garmin GPS tracker.
Cyclists had a police escort.
Coming in to Black Bull siding.
Cyclists may have got a little help from their escort.
Checking the road for cyclists.
Glimpse of some cyclists
Old Telegraph poles.
Piles of rock to help divert the water in the wet season.
1 of the little bridges.
The Norman River. Not much water in it now but in wet season the whole area is under water.
The cyclists beat the train. Some of them looked exhausted but it was an amazing achievement. Approximately 155kms in just over 4hrs. It was 28° when we arrived back in Normanton.
Cooling down.
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