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Welcome to my occasional blog. Click a post title to see that entry with larger images or click an image for a larger version of the image. Outback Camping Trip Day 7 - CharlevilleThursday 10 Sep 2015 We went for a stroll along the river walk during the morning and saw only one other person. Nothing exciting but the trees were interesting.
Some of the trees look like they are either trying to escape or are desperately hanging on. I'm not sure whether this old car body beside the track is a feature of the walk or they couldn't be bothered moving it.
After lunch we went out to the Cosmos Centre for their "Astronomy by Day" session. It was Ok with the high point being able to hold some pieces of meteorite. On the way back we stopped in a nice looking park for a walk and saw some of the common local birds.
No cameras allowed at the Cosmos Centre Astronomy session but it was very good. They showed us an open cluster, globular cluster, binary star and Saturn. More photos are in the gallery. Outback Camping Trip Day 6 - Mungallala to CharlevilleWednesday 9 Sep 2015 We stopped at Mungallala cemetery to look at Jan's (John's wife's) grave before the short drive to Charleville. The grave behind is John Parents, and behind that, his grandparents.
The Caravan Park we stayed at in Charleville had the smallest sites we encountered on the trip. We didn't do much today but set up camp, buy some groceries and book a session at the Cosmos Centre for tomorrow night. We had a bit of a look around the town. Had a look at another museum, at the Charleville Historic House. Every town seems to have its museum.
The next two photos are of a 1925 Dennis Fire Tender that was used originally at Charleville and then at Morven Auxiliary Station until 1970.
One of the old outbuildings at the Historic House.
More images are available in the gallery. Outback Camping Trip Day 5 - MungallalaTuesday 8 Sep 2015 We had a peaceful night with no dingo activity. The sheep came to the dam for their morning drink and this group of lambs decided to stay at the dam to play instead of going with their mothers. The mothers came back for them a little later. We left the tent set up and went back to the house for breakfast and for John to feed his dogs.
I wish I'd noticed that the dogs head was behind the bucket when I took the photo. John had to go and move a dead sheep so Bev and I had a walk around the area near the house. One of the sheds and a galvanised tankand a couple of birds
Back at the paddock during the afternoon, we went looking for a donkey John bought to keep the dingos away (it seems they don't like dogs). He was told to leave it wild as it would be more effective; the only problem is that now he can't find the donkey. The pet ram wanted to follow us and it's an uncomfortable feeling to have those horns walking close behind you. It isn't John's pet; it belonged to someone in town and came to the property when they wanted to get rid of it. John with is rifle; he isn't shooting anything - he's just using the sight as a telescope to check out something in the distance. With no wind or rain tonight, we are much more organised and settle down to the distant bleating of the sheep. |
