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| Kronosaurus model in Richmond |
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| Kronosaurus fossil |
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| Ichthyosaur fossil |
Heading east from Mt Isa we very shortly came across our first 'stop-go' man. Typical really - we have traveled some 10 000km and apart from the 'stop go' guy in the middle of Australia, the only times we have been stopped are in Queensland. Within 300km of being back in Queensland we were stopped and going nowhere. This was in addition to our welcome back to Queensland when within 5 minutes of crossing the border from the Northern Territory we had our first stone chip in the windscreen. Again no damage anywhere in travelling on all the dirt roads and back to Queensland and a truck throws a stone!
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| Minmi - an ankylosaur fossil |
Stephen was quite disappointed that the highway no longer goes through Maxwelton, so he missed the opportunity to go through the 'town' once again. So it was on to Richmond to continue the dinosaur adventure commenced in Winton a few weeks ago. Kronosaurus Korner provided us with another opportunity to check out the amazing fossils which have been discovered in the Winton, Richmond and Hughenden area. to have so many fossils and such complete examples of these dinosaurs is just fascinating.
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| Richmond Pilosaur almost 100% complete as a skeleton |
To think that these dinosaur fossils have been found by cow and sheep 'cockies' on their properties when they have come across these 'funny rocks' is astounding. It is not surprising that discovering these amazing fossils has turned these people into avid palaeontologists who then set up displays to share the fossils with other people. The number of people who volunteer time to be part of the adventure of finding fossils is phenomenal. You can understand why it is so addictive.
After our dose of prehistoric times we continued on our journey home. We made it to Pentland, a town of about 400, to set up the camper for the night. A lovely little caravan park provided the perfect spot for the final night in the camper.
On Sunday we made the trip to Emerald to stay with Neil and Cathy again before heading home on Monday. Neil and Cathy have provided the perfect bookends to our odyssey - giving us the start and the finish to our trip.
It truly has been an amazing time and we have enjoyed every moment of it. We have experienced so much fantastic nature, learnt much of our history and heritage, enjoyed great company and traveled a long, long way.
Love to all
S & E
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