Long Waterhole campground

Arrive and select our spot beside the water with enough space for us with both caravans. Lovely water views and good breeze to dry our clothes! Darren and Kris let us use their awning clothesline so we can hang it all out. Unhitch the ute so we can drive back into Winton to go to the Tourist Information which is part of the Waltzing Matilda Complex. Book ourselves into the Gondwana Observatory tour $50 each for 6.30pm tomorrow night at Australian Age of Dinosaurs (24km out of Winton). Then we go walking to check out the Fruit and Vegetable Store (not much there) and the 2 supermarkets to get eggs and coffee. Go back to the ute and drive about Winton, get some fuel at the Roadhouse. Then checkout Arno's Wall before heading back out to camp.
Washing dry so bring in and put away. Relax at campsite, with cows coming by to have a drink at the waterhole. Tea preparation- Roger doing chicken and vegetables in his plum sauce. - enjoy this. Sit around the fire pit with Darren and Kris, being joined by rats roaming around us! Decide to call it a night and head into our caravans, dishes and Roger showers, while I have a lovely catch up call with Sharon. Before bed I receive a message from Ted Fleming - he's seen on FB where we are, and he and Michele are in Winton too, staying at the Showgrounds in their caravan. I message him back to confirm, and let him know I'll call in the morning. Cold night - should have had the extra blanket on our bed.
Wednesday morning have our breakfast - usual! Then I call Ted and arrange to meet them for a cuppa at the Cafe at Waltzing Matilda Complex - after Roger and I have done its tour. This we did, and it was a beaut catch up after 8 years - Michele and Ted have been travelling 'grey nomads' for 9 years now. After we leave Ted and Michele (around 2pm), Roger and I go walking and checkout a couple more places - Willie Mar's and The Crackup Sisters House. Then we call in at the Tattersalls Hotel so Roger can have a Guinness, I have a ginger beer. Next drive back to camp to have a late lunch (will be our tea as well tonight) of last night's leftover chicken casserole and relax at camp before going out this evening. We head off at 5.45pm to drive to where we do our Gondwana Stars Observatory tour. Calm, cold evening perfect (as we're rugged up - both of us wearing our long johns lol) for our stargazing. The night sky is spectacular and Grant does a great job with his presentation and letting us look through a powerful telescope. Doing this certainly makes you think about how insignificant we are in space and time! Drive back to camp to immediately turn on our heater, then have a cuppa, Roger has his shower....next bedtime.
Start the day around 7.15am with a whatsapp group call with Tegan and Robert ❤️ Great start to our Thursday as all sounding good and happy.
Roger gets up and starts packing up routine and preparing for a cooked breakfast. I get up and go for a shuffle around the camp area. When I get back we have toast, relish, cheese, tomato, bacon and eggs for breakie and our cuppas of course. Shower time for me, and tidy up so we're heading off just before 10am. Into Winton to do caravan 'housekeeping' - water refill and toilet cartridge emptying. I quickly go to the Hardware shop to get some stick on hooks I had my eye on. Next on our way to Longreach.Read more