The road from Hughenden is MOST interesting - signs warn you - Rough Road for 'X' kilometres. Not so much rough as more roller coaster ride-ish!
Anyway I am getting ahead of myself - have to finish off what we saw and did in Hughenden.
We decided we would drive to Porcupine Gorge and along the way we spotted this wild flower - Flinders Poppy.
We took a very quick detour first and drove up Mount Walker - just 10 klms from Hughenden. 360 degree views and you can almost see the curvature of the earth! We will return one evening to catch a sunset.
Back on the road to Porcupine Gorge (Australia's answer to the Grand Canyon!). We were asked if we had a 4WD - this photo is of the better sections of the dirt road - it had rained the night before and a number of road trains had used the road. It was not too bad as long as you drove to the conditions. We passed a couple of road trains; they slowed as much as they could and also moved to the side of the road - as we did. A big plus is having a UHF radio; you can see the road trains coming and ask them what they want you to do.
Val spotted this wild flower - we believe it is a native hibiscus. Pretty flower on a very innocuous bush.
And this is Australia's answer to the Grand Canyon - not quite - but spectacular in its own right. Terry tried his hand at cooee-ing - the echo was amazing. Too amazing - he wouldn't stop. Luckily more people arrived - then he stopped!
The road takes you to within a very easy walk to viewing points of the gorge. Would love to see it in flood.
Such a beautiful day - at one stage this was the only cloud.
In the centre the photo is a rock formation known as The Pyramid.
The flow of the river has really smoothed some of the rocks.
Australian Outback Art - we called this "Happy Rock" - Terry wanted to call it "Glad Stone"!
We saw this Wedge Tailed eagle on the road on the way to the gorge - it was in the same area when we returned. Just after this photo was taken it took flight - magnificent.
We decided we did not want to have a game of bowls - it was 37 degrees - and that was in the shade! Trouble was - there was no shade.
Perhaps these fish are 'Steely Eyed Cod'?
Mount Walker sunset. We were the only ones there. It was so quiet and serene - only us and a few birds - plus a couple of wallabies.
Going, going,
gone.......
the perfect end (nearly) to a beautiful day. We are going back to the van to have a huge salad and a glass of wine -or maybe two...............
And back to where I started - we are in Richmond..........fossil capital of Australia...
Public toilet - someone has a sense of humour.....the Gents was named..preHIStoric!
and this little fellow decided to pay us a visit - don't know what it's called - a local called it a "Ta Ta Lizard" - it will run for a few metres, on its hind legs, then, when it stops it "waves" one of its front legs.
This is our spot in the Lakeside Caravan Park, Richmond. Highly recommended.
We treated ourselves to dinner
here tonight - Thursday. Very quiet - everybody must have been late-night shopping.....that's a joke ya know - there aren't many shops in Richmond!
The original Mud Hut Hotel was built in the 1890s using mud bricks - we took this photo of a photo in the pub.
Tomorrow we are going to go looking at/for fossils - hope we don't get mistaken for some.....
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