We arose early and took the tour to Riversleigh D Site - Mammal fossils. This area was an inland waterway about 25 million years ago. Due to the limey mud, it's very good at preserving bones. Once you know what you are looking for, they are everywhere! Giant birds, bigger than an emu, freshwater crocs 7m long, large snapping turtles, relatives of which still exist somewhere. Stomatolite fossils, the cyanobacteria that first made oxygen. Behind the limestone...

We arose early and took the tour to Riversleigh D Site - Mammal fossils. This area was an inland waterway about 25 million years ago. Due to the limey mud, it's very good at preserving bones. Once you know what you are looking for, they are everywhere! Giant birds, bigger than an emu, freshwater crocs 7m long, large snapping turtles, relatives of which still exist somewhere. Stomatolite fossils, the cyanobacteria that first made oxygen. Behind the limestone...

The road to Gregory River was excellent and we had a tail-wind. Gregory river has a rusty iron and timber pub, one diesel bowser, a public loo and enough bitumen to park a row of road trains. A number of vans were parked down by the river which is apparently a popular spot but we have since heard you're not supposed to stay here. The road to Adel's Grove was pretty good until the Century mine turn off but the last 40k or so was all gravel, corrugated and rou...

We packed up pretty quickly this time - practice is showing is benefit. The road to Burke and Wills is called the Burke Development Road and it's a bit patchy. Quite a few stretches of road works. We had to stop a few times. But otherwise the drive was fine. We have been listening to, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" audiobook borrowed from the Brisbane Library and we heard the end of it today. Everyone really enjoyed it and asked if we could do Tom S...

Charter fishing boat today on the 'Kerry D.' There were a few school mackerel taken by other guys on the boat but not a one by any of the Dettricks ); That's supposed to be a frowny face with a tear. This is where you say something pos like, "Well, at least we had the experience of fishing in the Gulf of Carpentaria!" But really, we paid $390, got up early when it was cold, and then were bored for 5 hours for no return. The kids seem pret...