Day 7....Blackall to Longreach

This morning we woke up to a cold sunny morning with blue skies. Had brecky and packed up, however, when we started to wind the top down, the front corner got stuck. This was possibly becouse we'd been on uneven ground last night. We had to unpack part of the inside of Rosie to get access to the cables...thankfully Dave was able to fix it, so we drove on to Barcaldine.

We went and had a look at the Tree of Knowledge. The tree has died, but a sculpture has been created around the dead remains of the trunk and branches...it's quite clever really. It was under this tree in the 1800s that a group of men, during the shearers strike, had talks leading to the formation of the Australian Labor party.

I had to photograph this dog...her name is Cherry. In her backpack is her lead, a drink of water and her jacket in case it gets cold!

We arrived at Longreach this afternoon. After a late lunch we had a bit of a look around town At an art gallery, situated in the old ambulance station, was this beautiful quilt, made by a group of ladies, I think to cellebrate the opening of the Stockman's Hall of Fame.