Sat around camp fire last night listening to Aboriginal Jimmy tell his stories, he then taught us how to make soap from vegetation and showed some plants used for medicinal purposes. Then to Chez’s horror he had cooked kangaroo tail. She quickly became a vegetarian.

Birdlife.

Just left Mt Isa & saw this sign. Thought we were in the outback about a thousand kilometres back.

Just before Mt Isa, in a little town called Richmond we came across these dinosaurs.

The beautiful and the ugly!!

Had a slight mishap with a pipe in the cupboard where the shoes were. Humidity plus water equals mould.

Chez standing on edge of cliff in White Mountains National Park

Old town, old house that Chez wants to restore. (Anyone for a working bee??)

Air-conditioning 1900’s style.

School of Mines, Charters Towers.

Big mango at Bowen.

Outside our van this morning.

Can you spot the honey-eater?

These bromeliads are planted in hollowed out palm trees outside our van.

The Strand in Townsville.

Army guys and girls training on foreshore in Townsville. Made us think of our grandson Max.

The duck family calling in for visit.

Anyone for a swim or is too cold down there?

Day trip to Shute Harbour.

Dingo Beach foreshore.

Had lunch at Monte’s Resort, Dingo Beach.

Chez and I have decided to skip going to Cairns, so when we get to Townsville we are turning left heading for Uluru to see the 50,000 solar lights show. Then on to Darwin and back on schedule. So in brief Uluru instead of Cairns. Cheers everyone.