Day 68 We Explore Aust Part 2 2010

We saw about 10 trains today six full or coal heading to Rocky. Two engines in the front then about 42 coal trucks two more engines and another 44 coal trucks. Then just before getting to Rocky there was a huge derailment (we found out later it happened 18 months ago)

We booked into the Discovery Big 4 Park in Rocky. While trying to work out which was our site a guy came and said why don't you put your bus up here next to my boat, he was the owner and we were in a nice area with only other Tasmanians for neighbours.

After a walk round the park we booked for an extra two nights it was one of the cleanest and nicest parks we had been in.

Day 67 We Explore Aust Part 2 2010

Such a calm day we decided to leave and head for Emerald, we needed a chemist.

Well we can now call bus "The Flying Bus" the road was so rough we had all six wheels off the road.

We had to get off the road, I mean right off, twice for trucks with mining trucks on the back, hope the pics come out.

We went to the chemist and one of my scrip's couldn't be filled because the don't make it any more.

We went to the free camp under the bridge at Emerald. It was a railway bridge and Gerald said "It doesn't look like there will be any trains here" but at 3.50 am we found out different, luckily we like trains.

Oh yes and there was a market and we swapped some books and I was ripped off with my 1/2 kg of prawns $17.00, they were big....but.

Oh yes with all that flying today we lost Geralds stainless steel exhast extension........ohhhh. I must admit it does look better with it on.

Day 66 We Explore Aust Part 2 2010

Really nice spot at Jericho. Toilets and a cold outside shower, but each day there have been ute loads of wood supplied.

A day reading in the shade, with a little breeze, life couldn't be better.

Day 65 We Explore Aust Part 2 2010

There are so many dead roo on the road I can't bare to look.

Gerald brought me a nice little opal ring for my birthday I had only got a had from Woollies for his, what else can you get a man who has everything.

On to Barcaldine where we got food beer and wine, could only get a cask. The tree on knowledge was here but it was poisoned a couple of years ago and just last year the government unveiled the monument to The Tree on Knowledge. It was very impressive, I hope the pics can show it properly.

We stopped at a free camp at Jericho, right by the river, nice.

Day 64 We Explore Aust Part 2 2010

Another lazy day, well someone has to do it.

Mail arrived and I did some washing.

Day 63 We Explore Aust Part 2 2010

Another lazy day. No mail so we booked in for another two nights. Shower of rain but still warm.

Day 62 We Explore Aust Part 2 2010

I was right we did get a drop of rain, not that it was much.

On to Illfracombe Geralds pill were there but my mail hadn't arrived yet. We walked up the town and checked out the public spa, it was nice we must go up there for a soak.

Got some bread, milk and Coke at the well stocked shop. Had a look at the Wellshot hotel, there had been five hotels in the town in its hey day.