Outback Adventure 2023

We didn’t hear any rain overnight but it appears we did sleep through it.  Hopefully a foggy morning is a prelude to a fine and sunny day.  Heading into the QANTAS Founders museum  Emus in the mist Where can I go?   Economy class leg room Astro done in ceiling where navigators took sextant sights  747 200 Orange boxes are the “black boxes” Door with emergency slide/raft Reverse thrusters open Don’t press the start button  We revisited the museum this evening for a light show and audiovisual presents on the history of QANTAS.  Very impressive.  We weren’t aloud to use camera until the very end so only have one image of the Dreamtime night sky. 

 Ellen enjoyed the dirt road drive out of Lara Wetlands.  First stop Barcaldine on the Tropic of Capricorn  Yippee, Saturday morning festival markets.  Next town along the way is Ilfrcombe Lots of  tumble weed on the road and here on the history railway platform.  Morning tea in the pub.  Arrived in Longreach to a very strong wind perfect for sailing not good for lifting the pop top.  This evening we booked on a sunset river cruise with camp fire dinner, bush poetry and story telling, movie about Captain Starlight followed by Damper and Billy Tea.  A Kite nest Luckily we sat at the stern which was covered when the rain commenced and continued.  A glimpse of sunset  Our bush port and MC Thawing out.  The paddle wheeler by night.