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Hi everyone
We are back in communication again! after Sapphire we headed west. We had an overnight stop at Barcaldine Show grounds (over 200 powered sites ), then stopped at Ilfracombe and walked and looked at the Machinery Mile - lots of old graders, tractors, trucks and other machinery. Graeme and Rick would have loved it!! Then on to Longreach, where we stayed for 3 nights. We did the tourist attractions there, including the sunset cruise on the River Thomson (reminded us of the cruise at Inaminka), Qantas Museum, Stockman's hall of Fame and even a Cobb and Co stagecoach ride out into the countryside. We also visited the School of the Air. From Longreach we drove on, north west to Winton, where we were entertained in the campground to a great country singer who had won awards at Tamworth, and also a lady bush poet. After going through the Waltzing Matilda Centre, we drove on, and had a night free camped with a campfire dinner. We called into Cloncurry to shop and fill up with diesel, then headed north to Burke and Wills Roadhouse, where we stayed last night in a cheap campsite behind the hotel. Today we drove on
260k north up to Karumba. The road at times is single lane tarseal , and we met quite a few roadtrains with 3 and sometimes 4 trailers (we get right off the road and let them past!!). This afternoon we visited the Barramundi Discovery Centre where barramundi are spawned and hatched, for restocking waters around here for recreational fishermen. We could see where the floods have been through here earlier this year, but we have had only sunny days, today up to 29 degrees, with only a very slight breeze. We were given fish for our dinner tonight by the friendly neighbours, they just came back from fishing in their tinny as we were setting up our van. It was a blue nosed salmon, a white flesh fish, very nice too. We also had some prawns we had bought from the fishery for $10 kilo. It's really tough here!! Chris has tried some , to see if he is allergic to them. We went to Happy hour put on by the camp ground (we are at Karumba Point Sunset Caravan Park as recommended by several of our friends), and watched the sun set over the Gulf of Carpentaria. We have
booked her for 2 nights but will probably stay at least 3. It's lovely. We have solved the puzzle of why our TV doesn't work, its digital and they only have anolog in most of these parts ! We can get one station here not very clearly. Anyway , we don't want to watch it with lovely views to see!
Cheers Lynne and Chris
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Our beautiful frogs
You musn't mistake our beautiful frogs with those horrible imported toads. You should feel very special to be sharing the WC with such cute little green things. We used to have so many around our place when I was growing up and the toads are gradually killing them off. So smile when you see one and say aaah and never call it a toad. I wish we were with you I loved that part of the world and the sunsets never fail to amaze. Are you going to do a spot of fishing yourself? Have fun and keep the blogs coming they are very informative. Love Zena