Spent a night at a caravan park outside of Charters Towers, which was basic but cheap, with very eager-to-please staff. Found this huge 10 cm (4-inch) cicada bug on my tent in the morning.
The drive from Porcupine Gorge to Charters Towers
Map of the route “Giant Bug Number 1: Welcome to the Tropics”: 360,681 m, 2,033 m of climbing and 2,431 m of descent, elevation between 240 m and 649 m, time 23:47:16. It starts at -20.34463, 144.46139 and ends at -19.98289, 146.43474 (latitude, longitude).
