Winton & out to Lark Quarry

A warm morning greeted us in Winton. The wind had died down over night  and the morning sky was clear of any cloud. 

A little after 0645, I went for a ride around the town. I decided it was a high cadence morning and I would check out the whole town. Firstly, I rode around the perimeter of Winton. It was a massive 7 kms! I did an hour of this type of cycling. Hardly a car was around. Just before I left the Karavan, there was the sound of a train shunting wagons. As I found on my ride, it was maneuvering wagons to load cattle that had been brought in by road trains. 

Lark Quarry display centre

After a quick shower, we were on our way from Winton on the Jundah Road to visit Lark Quarry. The road going out there was about half sealed and the remainder quite good gravel. The trip took about 11/2 half hours.

When we arrived we entered and did a little pre reading  about the area. It is a wonderful display and is best to read about it here. We were told the story by the presenter Bill. He is very well versed on the whole area. 

 The following photos are of the dinosaur footprints, both large and small. These are all inside the Display Centre.

While at Lark Quarry, we were videoed by a Caravan and Motorhome show. They were getting information for a show to be shown later in the year.

 The area around the lark Quarry display is a stark reminder of what this area can be like

One of the local inhabitants

We had our lunch there before we set off on our return journey to Winton. When we arrived back in Winton I had a cappuccino at the Visitor Information Centre. It is a place that does make a reasonable cappuccino. After that we walked up and down each side of the main street and took in the sights that are there.

Then we returned to the Caravan Park for a relaxing afternoon of mainly reading. 

We had an early dinner again as we were going to listen to the "Bush Poets On Tour". We listened to Mel and Susan again as we did last night. The show tonight seemed to be even hilarious than the show last night. They used different items. They also included Mel's father in the show. No wonder Mel is so funny!




This will be the last post until we get home as we have been through the next areas quite a few times. However, if we happen on some thing interesting we will share it with you.

Final trip statistics will be posted when we get home. 

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