Cape York -Hann River Roadhouse, Musgrave Station – 27 July 2011

The Hann River Roadhouse is a good place to stop for morning tea or lunch. This is a lovely clean place with two German girls working so they can extend their visas and important to Trish they have German Magnum ice-creams. They have a tame emu which will follow you anywhere if you give it some cashews. There was a film crew visiting while we were there so we are looking forward to seeing it on Television at some time. There are other nice stopping places for lunch along the road.

We camped the night in Musgrave Station. Camping is on a first come first served basis so it is good to get there early. We are back to circling the wagons and people all want to camp close together.  If you are up the back you can be fairly alone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Overland Telegraph Line to the tip of Cape York was built between 1883 and 1887.

Musgrave Station was a Telegraph Station, built as a fort, and you can still see the corner gun points so rifle fire could shoot down either wall.

We have enjoyed tracking the uses Oppenheimer poles can be put too, here as a fence.

Camping is in a nice green paddock. There is limited water but no power. There are showers and flush toilets and a meal can be purchased.

We like to do that as we like to hear people’s stories and support the local eateries. This is a very happy place, people are happy at their achievement and pleased to go back with their vehicles intact or they are excited to be traveling to the far North and the challenges in front of them. We will not drive the Old Telegraph Track although our caravan is strong enough we don’t have the myriad support vehicles and winches we would need to negotiate the track. People mostly have roof top tents if they are trying to do the OTT.