Farewell Croydon

chaslib · Senior Member

Farewell Croydon

tezza · Senior Member

We found Croydon to be a very clean and welcoming town only thought the opposite to you about generators in the park. Have a look at Cumberand mine site on your way past this morning. It is a great place to camp if you go on down past the chimney to the lagoon. It's not far west of Georgetown. Also Cobbold gorge , near Forsyth south of Georgetown, is well worth a look if you are not on a tight schedule.

GaryKelly · Guru

Always a joy to read such a glowing report as yours, Chaslib. Thanks a lot for posting it.

MOLLUSCAN · Senior Member

Last year we travelled on the Gulflander from Normanton to Croyden. Just lovely, would certainly recommend it. After Croyden we were bussed to Mt Surprise and stayed in cabins at the caravan park. Such nice people, great home cooked meals. I think you definitely need to see Cobbold Gorge it is amazing. The Mt Surprise manager does a bus trip if you want to avoid the rough road in. Highly recommend.

MOLLUSCAN · Senior Member

Sorry I've mixed up my towns. It was Forsyth CP where we enjoyed the great home cooking and the bus trip to Cobbold Gorge. The next day we caught the Savannahlander train to Mt Surprise and stayed at Bedrock CP. It was OK but a bit 'clinical' and didn't have the homely feel of Forsyth.

ken thomas · Guru

If you are taking your van to cobbolt gorge make sure you drive carefully as the flood dips can be rough on the van
Ken

Cupie · Guru

MOLLUSCAN wrote:
Sorry I've mixed up my towns. It was Forsyth CP where we enjoyed the great home cooking and the bus trip to Cobbold Gorge. The next day we caught the Savannahlander train to Mt Surprise and stayed at Bedrock CP. It was OK but a bit 'clinical' and didn't have the homely feel of Forsyth.

Whenever I hear of Mt Surprise I am taken back to my early working days with PMG. I had qualified as a Senior Technician in the early 60's & was offered a job as Officer In Charge at Mt.Surprise.

Unsurprisingly I declined & instead became a Technical Instructor in Brisbane for three years until other options became available. Got married to a Brisbane girl & built my first home there. Sold the house but kept the wife ... another good decision.

Sometimes wonder what direction my life would have taken had I taken that job. But more than happy with my choice.

MOLLUSCAN · Senior Member

Cupie wrote:
MOLLUSCAN wrote:
Sorry I've mixed up my towns. It was Forsyth CP where we enjoyed the great home cooking and the bus trip to Cobbold Gorge. The next day we caught the Savannahlander train to Mt Surprise and stayed at Bedrock CP. It was OK but a bit 'clinical' and didn't have the homely feel of Forsyth.

Whenever I hear of Mt Surprise I am taken back to my early working days with PMG. I had qualified as a Senior Technician in the early 60's & was offered a job as Officer In Charge at Mt.Surprise.
Unsurprisingly I declined & instead became a Technical Instructor in Brisbane for three years until other options became available. Got married to a Brisbane girl & built my first home there. Sold the house but kept the wife ... another good decision.
Sometimes wonder what direction my life would have taken had I taken that job. But more than happy with my choice.

I think we all have experienced forks in the road. When our children were very young we moved from a Sydney suburb to acreage on the edge of the city and our children all ended up doing agricultural/type courses. We often wonder what their chosen paths would have been had we not moved....economics, business, god forbid politics. I'm sure they would not have done Agricultural Science.

We too are happy with the road we chose but we often think about how much our decisions affect our children.