148 - Blackall

Like all these posts, there won't be much to write about. We have just gone from town to town pushing along with our goal destination being Darwin.

From Charleville we arrived in one of my favourite country towns, that being Blackall. Now Blackall has a lot of history mainly associated with Jacky Howe, who shore a gazillion sheep with hand shears and still holds the record today. Also in Blackall is the hot spring, however not unlike Mitchell, the hot spring is in the local swimming pool. Not a lot of atmosphere here.

However the CP although rated at 2.5 stars had a great atmosphere, so we stayed for two nights, before heading further west.

All rugged up for a pit stop at Tambo

Here is a dunny for Red Nomad Oz at Blackall CP

The bride about to go in the dunny

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!!!!!

All parked up at the Blackall CP

The bride and Susan in the hot pool at Blackall

From Blackall we were going to go to the free camp at the weir at "Barky" (Barcaldine,) however when we got there, the road leading into this area was pretty chopped up, so we didn't risk getting bogged in the Val, so we turned around and headed onto Barcaldine.

It was from here we decided to venture further forth. Now we had been to Barky twice before, so rather than stop in town, we decided to push on to Longreach.

We arrived in Longreach and made the fatal mistake of booking into the largest CP in Longreach. 300 dusty treeless sites, stinking hot with not a piece of shade to cowl under. Now once again we have been to Longreach twice before, and done the Stockmans Hall of Fame and the Qantas thingy. So we stayed a couple of days. Didn't take any photos cause you can see others I have taken in previous posts.

So next stop Winton..........stay toooooooned