Brisbane to Melbourne (via Longreach and Bowen), The wicked run (click on potos to enlarge)

Kangaroo Escapes fire burning along road side



Emu runs from Fire

Down Town llfarcombe

Main street llifarcombe

Mile of Machines llfracombe

Mile of Machines llfracombe

Our travel direction now had us going back to Emerald along the same stretch of highway. when we left Longreach for some unknown reason Teresa started to count the dead kangaroos on the road. She counted 60 in a very short time, before giving the count away. It's horrid seeing such carnage on the road, those big trucks stop for no one. With the area in out west Queensland being very dry the roos seem to be drawn to the roads looking for water, and certain death. A large bush fire had started burning along the road side and beyond, as we passed by the fire a Roo jumped straight across the road in front us trying to escape from the flames. Fire vehicles were coming out from every where in the middle of no where to get the situation under control. At dusk we were looking for a place to stop overnight (no outback driving, at night allowed with these campers) we stopped at a road side rest area for dinner as the sun set, very quickly it became pitch black and the sky's display of stars was just fantastic.. With us being the only people stopped, we got the camper ready for a overnight stay. but, Teresa did not like the isolation and wanted to go on to a place we had seen other campers overnighting at on our way out. I though it was about 20 k away, it turned out to be only 10 k away. as luck would have it a ute heading the same way came by so I quickly followed in hope that he would clear any roos of the road ahead of us.At the stop one outer camper was set up for the night so we quickly got ours ready and went to bed. At The crack of dawn I woke to see the last few stars disappearing, it was then that I spotted a satellite moving across the sky, I was amazed to see a total of six in a fifteen minute period. That moon roof in the rear of the camper was just fantastic.

Emerald Rail Station