As we were loading the critters into the car this morning, our neighbour walked out with Koko, a 4 year old Burmese cat. Neither cat was thrilled to see the other! Tilly has taken to riding in the front passenger footwell, which at least leaves Bluey in peace in the crate.
We decided to have breakfast in Winton, but rejected the ready-made options at the Musical Fence Cafe in the Gregory Hotel. There is lovely green grass in the middle of the main street. The town is getting ready for the 50th anniversary of the Outback Festival, which was first held in 1972. Since this festival is a biennial event, perhaps Winton should be celebrating its 25th anniversary?
The Australian Hotel over the road was serving cooked breakfasts so we settled Bluey under the table. Anita’s coffee was served in an elegant cup. Winton is famous for its dinosaurs as depicted in this mural.
Along the Landsborough Hwy there were several sections of road where shoulder grading and grass trimming was being done. There are no roadhouses or other facilities along this stretch of road, but there are rest stops. The road condition is not great but improvements are being made.
Parts of the Longreach Tourist Park are in various stages of drying mud, but a lot of work has been done installing new electrical and water points, concrete slabs, and gravel access roads and parking areas on each site. Clouds built up this afternoon and light rain started in the evening.
In the afternoon we went to the car wash and washed the car and washed the dog, then back in the van we did a load of washing. All should be clean!
I put Bluey in the critters’ crate to play with Tilly. He jumped back and forth over the tunnel and she kept ducking out of the tunnel to grab him.
We had dinner at Harry’s Restaurant opposite the railway station. Our food was good except Anita’s steak was closer to well-done than her preferred medium. At least the critters enjoyed her leftovers!
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