Day 22 - Ellenbrae Homestead

No photos here, but a very pleasant unscheduled stop.  We were bumping along the road having left El Questro, crossed the Pentecost River (a wide river but not very deep)  and came across a series of home-made signs on the side of the road inviting people to detour into Ellenbrae Homestead for homemade scones, jam and cream.  As it was morning tea time we decided to take the 5km drive into the homestead to check it out.  Pretty amazing to find something so commercial in such a remote area.  But these enterprising station owners are cashing in on the tourist trade.  We had delicious scones and coffee and decided to camp there for the night.  They had a small camping area with flushing loo and shower and we were joined during the day by another 7 groups of people, some with trailers and some just tents. To our astonishment two cyclists rode in too.  A married couple in their 50s and they are cycling the Gibb River Road from one end to the other.  They set off the next morning at 6.30am and by the time we passed them at 7.45 they had covered 12 kms.  A pretty amazing feat given the road surface and the river crossings.   Heading now for Manning Gorge for a couple of nights.