Animals on the road between Barcaldine, Sapphire and Emu Park on the coast.

It's weeks since our last blog as I have been in Tassie and didn't get around to putting the final photos in of the trip to the drought-stricken hinterland.  From Longreach, we went to Barcaldine which has a strong Scottish connection and is the birthplace of the Labour Party and unionism with the shearers strike starting there in 1891.  It's a fascinating place with the Tree of Knowledge which sadly was poisoned in 2006 but a huge structure has been built which, at first glance, is rather clumsy looking but at night it is beautiful and when studied is clearly an architectural tour de force!  The sounds, as the wind whips through, are supposed to echo the voices of the shearers.  Anyway, it's certainly worth a look, as is Sapphire with its prospecting.  Angie and Annie went back into this region when I went back to Tasmania to see Patrick so they can tell you much more someday!  We also loved the coast around Emu Park and Tannum Sands.

The Tree of Knowledge

 

Animals on the road or in the campsite. Green tree snake- bottom right.

 
 Looking out to Great Keppel Island  Dentist's chair-Childers        

 
                                                                                                                              Bundaberg rum visit