Just like staying home

When some people go bush they bring their home comforts with them.

Other people make do with less when they travel.

Booming chimes

In Barcaldine giant wooden chimes sound over the Tree of Knowledge -

We swear by the Southern Cross to stand truly by each other and fight to defend our rights and liberties.

Moon rise

I caught a full moon rising through cloud a couple of days ago.

Apart from that it's pretty good

This quote on the wall of the Stockman Hall of Fame is a wry summary of the outback - the flies, and the bulldust, and the empty bellies, .and the rain that can soak your bones to a chill.

Golden lies

This text is from the Waltzing Matilda museum.

A true text would read -

A consortium of wealthy Victorian pastoralists stole aboriginal lands around Winton and prospered ....

Diamintina Driving

In the 1980s I sang Diamintina Drover with the rest of the audience at Mt Isa Irish Club on Sunday nights.

Today I sang Diamintina Drover in the channel country of the Diamintina River as I drove the dusty road near Old Cork station.

Its a great sing along song - thank you Redgum.

Dinosaurs in Winton

Australian Age of Dinosaurs is an great experience of ongoing dinosaur discovery.