From Bourke we travelled to Charleville, where we extended our stay as we found lots to do and see there. We then stayed at Barcaldine and presently in the small village of Ilfracombe just 15 mins out of Longreach.
Tomorrow we leave for Winton for a couple of nights and then on to Boulia for 2 nights and then on Mt Isa for 4-5 nights. We will make further "plans?" in Mt Isa.
We enjoyed our tours in both Charleville and Barcaldine and saw some very interesting things.
We can't get over how many dead kangaroos are on the roads - just one dead kangaroo after another, mile after mile!! We often had to wait for oncoming traffic to pass us before we could drive around the roo. Ray would have to put his car blinker on to move around the roos, so traffic behind knew what we were doing.
We left Barcaldine on a tour at 7.30am and on the drive out to where we were going, we saw thousands of kangaroos. Anybody with any sense would know that the Australian kangaroo is definitely NOT near extinction!!!!!!
It is getting close to 5.30 Drinks & Showtime at Ilfracombe Caravan Park so I will add some photos and log out.
Vortex Cannon - "rain maker" in Charleville!!@@!!. used many years ago - didn't work though!
Saw a flock of about 60 Brolgas along with these emus & chicks.
These bullock wagon tracks are still in the scrub today and the last wagon passed through in 1865 - you have to see it to believe it! This is NE of Barcaldine and further east of the town of Aramac.
There has been no rain in these areas for 3 1/2 years, and the countryside is getting drier and drier as we head further north.
We saw some wonderful aboriginal rock carvings and ochre paintings.
The red dust "roads" we travelled on our tour with Tom Lockie.
5.30 drinks in the gathering shed at Ilfracombe Caravan Park with new "friends" Margaret &
Dave from Sth Australia.
As you can see we are enjoying ourselves.
Di & Ray.
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