Rowles Rotten Tours

Rowles Rotten Tours
Sawtooth Gorge- Halls Creek

Monday, August 30, 2010

29th August Diamantina to Bedourie

Bedourie has a pool and Artesian fed hot spa. Just what a traveller needs at the end of the trip.
Trouble was the temperature was that hot, you could only be in there for a couple of minutes.
Pool is locked up. You get the key from the info centre after paying a deposit.

No.3 Bore. This was near where Burke and Wills crossed the area. This steam engine was used to develop the bore but too hard and costly to take it back, so they left it there.


Thursday, August 26, 2010

26th August Boulia QLD

Burke and Wills filled their water bags here. We camped.
Fossils at the stone house in Boulia,

Found a couple of projects for Thommo !!


Old stone house where Mrs Jones lived. The coolroom was utilised by mums and their newborns to keep cool. There were up to to 18 in there one time.



Found this shot of Mt Isa mine last night. Freezing conditions on the hill, must have dropped to at least 14 degrees




Mt Isa 25th August

Mt Isa underground hospital dug after the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese. Mt Isa was a target as it was supplying all the copper.
All the things on the shelves were discovered still inside when they re-opened the entrance

This was the closest thing to a photo we could get of the tourist mine.
No photo's underground on a touist mine.??
We ran into Mr and Mrs Jambanis here. Of all places !!!!


A couple of bats hanging around



Liz and the fossils.
From here we are off to Boulia. Woke up to the sound of rain on the camper.
Packed up a sightly wet camp and headed south into some road warnings.
From Boulia we hope to get to the Diamantina National park. Ranked in the best top 10 in Aus.
See how we go.



Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Nowraine Caves

Nowranie Caves are actually sink holes in the ground. Long way down.
Camp was looking good from the river.

Then it got a little crowded.


22nd August Nowraine Caves

Liz said to look out for the Finches. All I could see were MAGPIES !!!!
Off to do some paperwork !!!!

In Queensland and already gone troppo.


While Liz was on a toilet break I just had to sneek some extra fuel in !!!!! Should make it now.



Saturday, August 21, 2010

21st August 2010 Tennant creek

While everyone was voting we were being tourists in Tennant creek. Now we know where Thommo gets it from.

The locals just knock on your tent and offer you paintings so they can get petrol to get home to their daughters.

Visiting the telegraph station.






Mary Anne dam is a nice spot for a picnic and swim. Neil still working doing a dam inspection.



20th August 2010 Newcastle Waters

Pub with no beer. This is an historic town site off the Stuart Hwy.



Neil said he would show me the sights. This one where we camped for the night was a gravel pit and disused cattleyards. No expense spared he's one classy guy. Heard every truck pass. Funnily enough we had it to ourselves except for a car drive through.

20th August 2010 Victoria river crossing

Victoria river crossing Neil did it in the car I crossed by foot. It was ankle deep.
Communing with nature.

Thursday 19th August 2010 Jasper Gorge

Water boy.




Jasper gorge road report. 200kms to Top Springs corrugated and rough with heaps of dry river crossings. 200kms after Top Springs almost graded all the way to Stuart Hwy.








Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Last cruise on the river for Felice and Lyndon

Champagne, scones with jam and cream. No expense spared on the RRT.
Back to work soon for these two.
Diversion Dam glass off.

Black dots in the sky are the bats flying home for the night.


Sunday, August 15, 2010

Strangers around the camp.

Bloody mouse and blow flies !! Cupboard not sealed good enough. Breeding nest found at last.

Fresh mouse for the little fella's


Mouse and coke make them do strange things.



Emma,Zebbadee and El Questro

Emma Gorge walk,swim and a Banana thingy..... brain freeze on its way. End of a nice day.
Come on Mum, get it the water,it's not that cold.....brrrr its freeeeezing

Felice and Lyndon made it through to the end. Only took 1 1/2 hours. Now the walk back.


Just a nice place.



Relaxing in the hot springs. Supposed to be a croc free zone.




Hot springs put a smile on my face.





El Questro

Essentials for a nice relax by the water in the shade......... Book, Scotch, diet coke and ice.
Felice and Lyndon off to tour the Chamberland Gorge

View from our camper bed...... no crocks ?


Heads we get the shade, Tails you get the shade........ those double sided heads coins come in handy !!!!!