Sapphire and Rubyvale

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Friday 6th Jan

Went for a drive to Sapphire and Rubyvale today. Noticed that there was a lot of caravan's and shanty's in both of these places then heard that most of the land is leased for mining and the people leasing the land are not allowed to build permanant structures as when they have finished mining for Sapphires and they return the land back to the shire the land must be free of structures.

Did a underground mine tour at Miners Heritage - great tour by a young lady who lives in Rubyvale who came to town with her boyfriend on an around Oz trip to visit family and 5 years later are still there looking for the elusive Sapphire

Still very hot - it has been 38-41 degrees most of the time we have been here so we have had the air con flat out most day and only venturing out as the shade comes over the van about 5pm in the afternoon.

Took some great photos of the mother and baby possum which have come to visit after the sun goes down and we have been hand feeding them with some apple.

Also a Eastern Bearded Dragon has been using the caravan for shade and just sits on our patio looking at us. He even put his beard up for us to take the photo.

Great view of Lake Maraboon from out the front of the caravan and looking back at our caravan.

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