long, straight, road
not an Emu, Ostrich or Cassowary, but it held up traffic a bit
first creek in weeks that actually had water in it
historic gold battery in Charters Towers
lookout from Towers Hill
downtown Charters Towers
rescued Tawny Frogmouth Owl
massive flock of bats
the city is on the map, but this is the extent of Belyando Crossing and it is the only petrol stop for many kilometers
yup, we're officially in the middle of nowhere
driving into dust storm #1
time for a rest stop
giant Van Gogh painting in Emerald
our camp neighbors feeding the local lorikeets
apostle bird AKA happy jack
they're small, but they're mean looking suckers
kookaburra sitting on a road sign
looks like someone was living on the dam in the not to distant past
having fun on the monorail ride
go Timmy, go!
our first rose garden actually in bloom
