Heading South and the Cool

We have been in the "Top End" and it's attending heat for months now so we are turning South
and heading to the Spring of Northern New South Wales, well that was the plan but like always things change.
We certainly headed South and took in Morven,Mitchell,Roma,Surat,Goondiwindi,Warwick and Canungra .
After that we were pleasantly sidetracked to the Gold Coast and past Friends rediscovered - Details in the next Blog.

The towns named above are only known to the Australian Outback specialists but to us they represent friendly people and experiences.

This image illustrates the "dry"

A view of the Mitchell water supply built in the 1980's

Recently replaced by a more secure supply

This is also Mitchell

The Great Artisian Spa - Water runs continuously and will do for centuries.

Needless to say we used this a number of times.

A peaceful breakfast in the cool of the morning with only birds for company.

And our company came demanding meat for breakfast.

Another example of the lack of rain.

the grass in the foreground should be water.

But there was water in the sky that night

Enough only to wet the van windows.

This illustrates the size.

The railway to the West of Queensland - Millions of acres.

With even more millions of cattle.

This provides the success of this area.

As long as it rains!!

When you enlarge this image you will see the local rulings on firearms.

This is included for the poignancy of the content not quality.

An Australian redundant wool scourer ( closed in 1970's)

Still on the job as a volunteer guide.

Looks quiet but like a whippet when roused.

This gives a feel for Warwick on a Sunday morning.

Only 1 Cafe open.

Monday it was thriving with 10 cafes on the go.

Nice place and good swimming pool.

Before Warwick however we spent 3 days in Morven.

Absolutely nothing there except the company of these fellow "Nomads"

and hospitality of the local people.

Enjoyable 3 days!!

Just before Goondiwindi we met another Friend.

We thought he had died.

evidently we were wrong.

Distance Travelled = 15,909 Km

Distance from Perth = 4623 Km

Number of days on the road. = 162