Week 3 May 29th – June 2nd
Thursday: saw us travelling to Charters Towers. 375km of not much to see along the Gregory Development Road.
The area is renowned for coal mining. Peak mine, Blair Athol and Clermont mines along the way. The overburden stacks are hundreds of metres high and at one point we followed a conveyor belt for about 10km’s, before it curved left into unknown country. We made Charters Towers around 2.00pm, another Top Tourist Park great to plug in for all the mod cons.
Friday: was spent washing, shopping, sightseeing around town and having a pamper day. “Thank goodness for Nana May’s”.
Saturday: was simply a pack up and unpack morning after travelling only 42km for the day. John had read an article on Fletcher Creek just out of town. It looked good so we stayed. The creek is spring feed and flows down to the Budekin River. It is just outside the Dalrymple National Park.
Sunday: saw the red claw traps come out, the reading books and another campfire. I think we are staying a few extra days, John got 9 red claw on his first drop. Once again there is no phone service but with a major town a short distance away we will be in contact over the next week.