Days 29-32 Tuesday – Friday, 7-10/6/2016, Emerald to Theresa Creek Dam, high twenties no clouds, dry heat. The drive through Capella and Clermont is an interesting one, rich dark paddocks of grain and sunflowers. There are curiously shaped mountains to … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Days 29 – 32 – Theresa Creek Dam
Day 28 Monday, 6/6/2016, Emerald, a pleasant 24 degrees Emerald is a coal mining and agricultural town and it’s been nice to have four days here. There is plenty to see and a nicer town would be hard to find. … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 28 – Losing myself in art in a coal town
Day 27, Sunday, 5/6/2016, Emerald, Sunny While we are here in Emerald we must visit the gem fields. The triangle of towns Anakie, Sapphire and Rubyvale are only 44kms west of here. Woody suggests that we check out the Sunday … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 27 – Washing has never been such fun
Day 26 Saturday, 4/6/2016, Emerald, bright sunshine While the east coast is being battered by bad weather we’re enjoying sunshine and drying out the passenger floor of the car again. Woody fixes the water tanks. The nylon hose fitting had … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 26 – Rain? What rain?
Day 25 Friday, 3/6/2016, Roma to Emerald, wet It’s raining again. The reason for a long drive (400kms) north today was: 200mm of rain forecast for S.E Qld. Only three small towns on the way. A warmer climate zone. We … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 25 – Emerald and a gem of a day
Day 24 Thursday, 2/6/2016, Roma This Roma Clay Target Club has to be the friendliest park, everybody is so pleasant. Tonight is a club shooting night, so while we enjoy happy hour drinks and chat on the veranda club members … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 24 – Clay Target Shooting, who’s the turkey now?
Day 23 Wednesday, 1/6/2016, Surat to Roma, light rain 18 degrees The road to Roma is flanked with golden Mitchell grass and grazing land. Roma of course is all about oil and gas and the streets are filled with Toyota … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 23 – Roma
Day 21 Monday 30/5/2016, Lightning Ridge to Nindigully, nice After farewells we are back on the rather rock and rolling road towards Queensland. Apparently, the road is the way it is because floodwaters sometimes undermine the asphalt topping. I wouldn’t … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 21 – Nindigully Pub
Days 19 & 20, 28 & 29/5/2016 Saturday & Sunday Lightning Ridge, clear cold and windy The boys go out to get papers but are told to wait because the truck has only just left Walgett. Sometimes we need to … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Days 19 & 20 – Relaxing at the Ridge
Day 18 Friday 27/5/2016, Lightning Ridge, clear but cool This morning we decide to walk into to town, about a kilometre and a half each way. With no reason for the walk we find ourselves in the John Murray art … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 18 – Ridge Racing
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