Travel Time

We left Undara on Monday and stopped at Charters Towers on Monday night.  We arrived with plenty of time to check out the giant mural that adorns one side of the buildings in the Goldtower Central Complex.  It really is quite spectacular but it was a shame that we couldn't get too close.  The builders are still working on the complex and had the area roped off.

We stayed at the Dalrymple Tourist Van Park that is one of our favourite van parks in Australia.  The drive through site with its lush green grass, that you sank in up to your ankles, was perfect for us.  On arrival and check-in you are handed complimentary home-made date slice and we could not resist purchasing a slab of the home-made Rocky Road.  The caravan park itself is beautifully landscaped with gardens and lots of shady trees and it is maintained to perfection.  The owners have shown this park a lot of love.

Last nights camp could not have been more different!  Philip and I wanted to make sure that the Winnie could successfully run "off-grid" using solar, and are pleased to report that everything is fine apart from the water pump turning on and off for not reason.  That is something to look into when we arrive at our son's place.  So getting back to our camp for the night, we pulled into a gravel pit around 20km south of Capella.  We had the huge space to ourselves and immediately set up our table and chairs outside as no air-conditioning made it a little warm inside the motorhome.

It didn't take long for it to cool sufficiently for us to go for a short walk before settling in for the night and we were rewarded with a magnificent sunset.  On the eastern side of our camp we could see Peak Hills in the distance and the grain silos on the adjacent property really stood out with the sun setting over them.

On our return walk we went a different direction and came across this.......

Seriously, people are such pigs.  These are old air conditioners just dumped on the ground because, presumably, it would have cost money to take them to a refuse site.  Further on we came across a mountain of truck tyres that are dumped here for the same reason.  It will take more than a hundred years for this lot to break down (if ever). 

Next stop will be Mt. Larcom and then Gundiah.  

Stay tuned.....