#AroundOztheFirstTime

Can they make their minds up, should you swim or not.

He speaks of the monotony of the bush reminding him of a similar feeling looking over the crops of his home. Funny how something completely different can remind you of home.

A couple of hours there and the fingers have become suitably pruny. Silver Leader got locked in a conversation with other travellers and get the low down on some “special” spots we should look forward to (and some we should avoid).

For a place which has so much history, it’s not easy to find. The Daly Waters Pub is a long way off the highway and adjacent to one of the many old, World War II airstrips in the area.

The pub is adorned with caps and the walls and ceilings have lots of messages from past lodgers. I see one from a “Peter” and photograph it for sending to him.

Just missed happy hour in the Barkley Roadhouse Bar but with the wind still howling, why get the barbeques out when a bar and grill is adjacent

Its dry out here – very dry. The dust is everywhere but that adds to the experience for now. We will see if it detracts as the trip goes on.

This is an idyllic spot. Vans settled, Silver Leader suggests we need to deploy the yabby traps.

Today is all about dinosaurs. Winton has some amazing archaeological digs.

Today will be disjointed as far as the driving goes. 100 kilometres up the road is Longreach, the home to 2 amazing museums.

Barcaldine is the site of the end of the Great Shearers Strike and where under the Tree of Knowledge the execution of documents creating the Australian Labor Party. We spend the time of the setting sun wandering the exhibits here and marvel at the history

Trudged back to the van for a reload on lures. I picked a small bibbed lure that seemed appropriate for the creek and species.