Heading towards Charters Towers
Termite Mounds along the way they were everywhere
you can see rows of Termite Mounds behind trees on the left
Fletchers Creek free camp just North of Charters Towers
Fletcher Creek running through the camp
sunset at Fletcher creek
Fletcher Creek camp
Main street Charters Towers
White Mountains National Park on the Great Dividing Range
and again
and again
Arrived at Hughenden for a 2 night stay
Hughenden Caravan Park
Life size replica of dinosaur Muttaburrasaurus Langdoni, the real thing would have weighed about 25 tonnes
Grand Hotel Hughenden, fenced off with cyclone fencing, hopefully to be restored, very impressive but unsafe as it is
A day visiting Porcupine Gorge and Pyramid Lookout
Great View
Bad View
Better View
original grave supposedly untouched
one side
the other side
pretty big day, did some walking, some rock climbing,
and back for a nights rest before another days driving and dodging roadtrains on our way to the next camp
on our way to Winton, not much to see for about 3 hours, except for several cars and vans and some ROAD TRAINS !!!!!!!
we made it to Winton and lunch
Main street outback Winton
stayed long enough for lunch and a good look around, couldn't handle the busy lifestyle so we moved on for another 2 to 3 hour interesting drive and yeah, more ROAD TRAINS !!!!!!
Going through Longreach to Ilfracombe, 20 more k's to our next park, we got a couple of days to come back for a good look here
Ilfracombe caravan park
Happy hour Shed
everybody in the shed is HAPPY
what a great place
Sharon at Tropic of Capricorn, Longreach
the silo next door
Me, the Brahman Steer and Henry the Collie at the Stockman's Hall of Fame Longreach
Thomsons River Longreach, just had the best rain in 3 years about 70ml in 1 day
Qantas Museum Longreach
original hangar
Longreach Railway Station
above the exit Ilfracombe caravan park on our way out
On our way to Charleville and guess what! more ROAD TRAINS!!!!!
Blackall, merino country
the big Merino
Blackall
Main St Tambo
Bottle tree in the main St,Tambo
Main St Tambo
Main St Tambo
Not sure about this, might be the original ROAD TRAIN, Ha Ha
Going into Charleville, plenty of red dirt
Stayed here for 1 night, on the red dirt, soil still wet and mushy from rain a week ago
Charleville Pub
Morven on our way to Roma
Arrived at Roma a bit easier drive than the last few legs, not as many road trains, hoping not to see any more after Roma.
Will be here for 3 or 4 days.
ducks in the pond Roma discovery centre
Slab Hut Roma discovery centre
Slab Hut Roma discovery centre
war memorial
old oil pump
Anglican Church Roma, stained glass windows all around, were imported from England
Large Pipe organ Anglican Church Roma
Anglican Church Roma
Large windmill - Roma
old steam engine at Wallumbilla
Wallumbilla
big rock, forgot the significance, might have to go back one day to find out
this guy has been following us around for nearly three months
"Arrivederci Roma"
off to greener pastures a little bit East and then heading South towards you know where!
