THURS 18 - FRI 19.07.2013: Pulled into downtown Camooweal intent on looking at the Heritage Centre, Freckleton's Store and the Drover's Camp Information Centre, but none of the above were open! Camooweal is located just 14km from the Northern Territory border on Barkly Highway. It was settled as a service centre of Barkly Tablelands properties and was a hub for the droving industry. Next stop petrol - Mt Isa petrol $1.61 a litre, Camooweal $2.00. We had only travelled 180 km so that was quite an impressive increase! Decided to pick up a few items at the Post Office/Grocery Store. The owner kindly offered us a basket which we later realised would have required a month's salary to pay for all the items filling it. Just a small example - 6 tiny, tiny lamb chops $25.00 and 500g of beef mince $15.00. We left with our dozen eggs ($6.00 and not even free range).
Stayed at Camooweal Billabong on the Georgina River. Great outlook and although popular, was a very relaxing time. Saw a feral cat obviously wild for a long time, drinking from the billabong. It had adopted all the traits of a tiger - same gait, speed and guile.
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