Barcaldine, Longreach to Winton

We camped by the fantastic Lloyd Jones weir out of Barcaldine. We were lucky that the town picture theatre had two sessions that week, Friday and Sunday night. Sunday night was "Rango", so we went along with all the local families and sat in the old theatre, with canvas sling chairs. Girls loved it!  They even had an interval. We also visited the Tree of Knowledge memorial, dedicated to the beginning of the Union movement in Australia. It is an impressive sculpture that dominates the streetscape of Barcaldine. The tree itself was poisoned a few years ago, and the wooden sculpture around the tree is impressive, both visually, especially at night and aurally, when the wind blows. On to Longreach where we did the tourist thing and visited the Stockmans Hall of Fame. The best part was the live show with horses, dogs, sheep and a bullock team. Russ was excited by the QANTAS exhibition and being allowed so close to a 747. We are now camped at Bladensburg National Park, just out of Winton. It's a continuation of the gibber country, with Jump ups. Luckily there is a waterhole, as it is very hot during the day. Tomorrow we will visit the Dinosaur museum and see the fossilised bones and footprints of a stampede found just out of Winton. Maeve & Ellie will get to be palaeontologists for the day! Hope everyone has an eggsalent easter. We believe Bilby's live in the national Park, so are hoping one of them brings us some eggs.