Leaving the Outback behind us

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It appears that very little is open anywhere in Outback Australiaon a Sunday, so it was as good a day as any to hop in the car and drive. Our plan was to stay in Jericho for 1 night, but the only exciting thing happening there as we ate our lunch in parkland alongside the railway station was the arrival of the “Spirit of the Outback” train on its twice-weekly trip from Brisbane to Longreach via Rockhampton. Only one passenger alighted and it was quickly on its way again.



We decided to continue on east after our lunch stop to Emerald. It was quite a lengthy drive for the day, made more arduous as we had to cross the Great Dividing Range – spectacular scenery but we were both rather tired as we pulled in at Emerald Tourist Park where we had an unpowered site booked. It wasn’t an early night, but we both slept soundly. The days might be hot at present, but with hatches, windows and door open a cool breeze each evening allows for good snores.

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