After morning walks, feeding chookie and duckie (twice cause we wouldn't be there for their afternoon feed) and breakfast, we hit the road at 8:15am, heading East. It wasn't the most exciting day we've spent on the road but pleasant all the same. We stopped for mornos at Maxwelton, (Greg forgot to get a photo of the two derelict houses - his only job!) about 50km short of Richmond. We were all ready for the caffeine fix. We didn't linger long and we were settled in at the Richmond Shire RV Park Stop Over (no power, no water, no toilets, but there is a dump point and a water tap) a tad before 11am. All that was required was a permit from the Visitors Centre - $5 for 72 hours max. Most of the towns out here are really trying to attract the Grey Nomads by making their stay as easy as possible.
After lunch and a rest we rode around town just to get our bearings. We'll do a proper tour of the town tomorrow. It is a small outback town that functions as a service centre to the surrounding pastoral community. It has two pubs and two grocery stores. Once part of Australia's vast inland sea, Richmond is best known for its marine fossil discoveries. Kronosaurus Korner displays fossil finds from the cretaceous-era inland sea, which existed from about 97.5 to 120 million years ago. It's all part of the Tourist Information Centre, which is very convenient.
Whilst Greg did his exercises/stretches, Wendy prepared tonight's dinner and did some crocheting. After the usual pre-dinner drinks, we had dinner, watched a bit of TV, and were then going to do some stargazing but the nearby streetlights spoilt it slightly.
Early morning at Julia Creek
Nice looking rig
Julia Creek
Drive scenery
Rail inspection vehicle
Being overtaken by a very large road train
Outskirts of Richmond
Lake Fred Tritton - fully stocked with barramundi and 17 other species of fish. Also used for canoeing, water skiing, sailing and swimming.
Some kind of space/radio globe or a spy station - from the cemetery
A couple of graves at Richmond cemetery - perhaps they were keen Chess players
Richmond cemetery - as you can see
really desperate for photos today
Entrance to the Richmond RV Park
