Lake Dunn to Saphire

 Rocko has been promoted to chief in charge of travelling arrangements as all stops & attendances are governed by him. He is a very clever dog, today he did a bark, we were all amazed by his barking prowess. Afterwards he fell asleep on the bed due to the stress of the bark. He sleeps a LOT.

                             Setting off to circumnavigate Lake Dunn (Pic By Sue)

                                                              Rocko meets cows. (PBS)

                                                  Can you spot our vans ?

                                                                          Or perhaps here.

                                                                    PBS

                                       Our nightly ritual of star gazing & satellite spotting (PBS)

                                                                          PBS

                                                   140 KLMS of dust & gravel today.

  

                                               Video... The road to Jericho is paved in dust.

                                                           Bush camp Balyando river.

                                            Not me ! The ball was like that when I found it.

                                                              Great dividing range.

                                                          Goldfish at Bogantungan

                                            More roadside sculptures along the 140k dirt road.

                                                           They were very good.

                     Rocko takes a break in the caravan after his magnificent bark.

                                       Construction at the entrance to Anakie gem field

We found this carving which proves that it was the Egyptians who first discovered Australia.

                                                                         Jericho.

                                                  You know who, sits in the old gum tree.

                                                              Sideshow Bob.

                                                        Just how much can a Koala bear ?

Longreach to Lake Dunn

 Once again we have ended up at a place we have never been, Lake Dunn. We were told it was not as nice as Lara, but it has turned out MUCH better, we are camped on the shore of a proper lake & have decided to stay an extra night. We cycled 8 Klm around the shore line of the lake & saw many water birds.

Tomorrow we will continue on to Jericho, with around 130 Klm of gravel, as everthing is so dusty already, it will make no difference. Rocko is now quite a seasoned traveler & can hardly wait to head off in the car in the mornings.

We were sad to say goodbye to Gail & Graham at Barcaldine, as they had to head South & slowly home. The troupe now consists of only 2 caravans & 1 dog. Rocko will miss playing with Quilpie, but he will see him again in a few weeks.

Many pictographs today.

                                                                             Lara.

                                                                Longreach.

                                                    The rusty barbed wire bird family

                                                         Illfracombe pub.

                                                                   Illfracombe.

 

                                   The thongophone, upon which I gave an excellent concert.

                                                     Heading into Lara wetlands.

                                                              Lara hot thermal pool.

                                                                       Quilpie.

                                                       Old railway bridge at Aramac.

                                                 An emu in the bush at Aramac.

                                                                          Rocko.

               The old Aramac hearse, still has a coffin in the back, but the windows are a little dirty.

                                                Rocko at work in the co-pilots seat while travelling.

                      Roadside sculpture beside the road between Aramac & lake Dunn.

                                                                  Lake Dunn camp.

                                               Our 8 Klm morning ride around the lake.

                                                          Washing day at Lake Dunn.

                                                                       Barcaldine.

                                                                 Roadside sculpture.

                                                     One of the worlds 7 healing circles.