28th June: We were pleased to arrive at Longreach today - unfortunately our impression of Emerald was somewhat coloured by our noisy neighbours. Having unhitched the van and set up camp, we headed downtown for provisions. 29th June: Spent almost the entire day in the QANTAS pioneers museum. It was very well done - we only bought the basic $19 package (for extra money you can do wing walks and have tours of a 707 and a 747). There were a number of short audio-visuals with aviation pioneers (or their descendants) talking about their exploits, some good aircraft displays (including the original QANTAS hangar, design, building and office), and a couple of very good movies: one was the restoration of a 707 in Southend, UK and its return to Australia, and the other featured Hudson Fysh ... read more

25th June: With the sore knee AND the reasonably heavy rain that fell overnight, a day of rest seemed to be in order. The knee now feels much better, and the sun came out this afternoon. We spent the day just lazing about, reading, looking at my new guitar instruction books and doing some of my cat alphabet cross-stitch sampler which I only ever do when travelling (started in 1996 in Bundaberg!). Only 12 letters to go! So hopefully the big walk will be on tomorrow. We hope to come back to Carnarvon Gorge on another trip - it really is beautiful, with wallabies, kangaroos and many birds visiting the camping area. It’s a full moon tonight, and I’m sure if you knew where to look along the river bank just below the campsite, you’d see ... read more

At The Beginning A lot of the beginning stuff is going to have to be completed retrospectively - I promise I will do it! For now I'm going to leap straight into the next entry which is for Carnarvon Gorge. ... read more