Well, here we are at our long awaited destination of Longreach after 1627kms. We're actually staying about 15 minutes south of Longreach in a very small town called Ilfracombe. We chose to stay here because it is not as big as the Longreach park and so felt a little more personal. We were greeted by Cathy who very ably assisted in reversing the van onto the site because there are no drive-through sites. We quickly settled in for 4 nights and headed off to a well earned drink at the pub next door only to discover how small the world really is.
You know that feeling that you've met someone before but can't quite work out where from? Well, we thought we recognised a woman from home whilst walking through the park and whilst we didn't personally know her, when we saw her at the pub we nervously asked her if she was from our town. The incredulous response was in the affirmative and we discovered that her husband Peter worked with our friend Bob in forestry for many years. Diane and Peter sat talking with us for almost an hour before our mobile phone rang with a call from Sheila, who lives in Oberon, whom they also knew. And that wasn't the only 'small world' event to happen to us on this trip. A few days back, we met a couple from Wollongong with whom we spent a couple of days. During a conversation we discovered the husband worked at a mine near Wollongong with a friend of D's from school!
Ok, enough coincidences. We've brought the blog up-to-date. We've tried to add some photos but only succeeded in the blog entitled 'Colour Day'. Will have another crack at adding more photos tomorrow. It's 10 to 11 and we both need some beauty sleep!
We're off to explore Ilfracombe and Longreach tomorrow. Will fill you in on that when time allows.
T. & D.
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