After lunch we did a walk around Winton down town. They have a very nice looking Matilda Museum but we gave it a skip as we were a bit museumed out after Longreach. Winton is the home of Banjo Patterson. Quite a nice little town with quite a few tourist type shops. Unfortunately, we found the majority of places we stopped in had very unfriendly staff. Such a shame in a small country town and definitely the exception to our journey so far. Walked by Arno's Wall which is a cement wall built with everything including the kitchen sink and motorcycles built into it. Quite interesting! Stopped for a cold one at Hotel on way back to the caravan park.
Enjoyed Pizza dinner with the Ransleys before watching "The Voice". The girls have become addicts of the show already along with much of Australia.
Wednesday we took a drive out to Bladensburg National Park. Our first stop was the Homestead which also housed the Ranger Station. Had a bit of a look around before taking a 4WD track out to Scrappy Gorge, Waterhole, and Lookout. Very interesting countryside with lots of wildlife spotting. Rugged country and track but we enjoyed the drive. The Gorge has huge pieces of rock that have fallen off the sides and many large cracks where the next pieces will fall from.
Returned to Ranger Station before taking another drive on the River Gum Route. Stopped at the Engine Hole and then Bough Shed Camp. The roads are really dusty. Had morning tea before heading back to town. Lots of Kangaroos mostly resting in the shade.
After lunch we took a drive to the Musical Fence where we had some fun showcasing our musical talents (which aren't too strong). Had some fun before heading off to service station to top up our Diesel.
At the Caltex we ran into about 40 cars from the Shit Box Rally. They are driving from Melbourne to Cairns in about 6 days. The cars are as the name suggests; crap but are boldly decorated. Check out the dirt on the sleeping gear in the back of the van below. All for cancer research!
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