Plain Creek to Biloela

We left Plain Creek mid afternoon and were lucky to have filled up with gas in Charters Towers the day before. The Belyando gas station (last gas for 200 or more km) had had the same power cut that hit Plain Creek and we'd have had to return to Plain Creek for the night. As it was, we reached Claremont by dusk and managed to get our tent put up in yet another superb council run caravan/camp site before dark. These sites have good laundary and camp kitchen facilities, so we always manage to buy ready meals at local supermarket and microwave. in tent and reading with our head torches by 9 , enabling early starts st dawn with usual back exercises and breakfast first.

We reached Bridget ( G's 1st cousin - Colin's younger daughter ) and David's 1,400 acre cattle property outside Biloela mid afternoon taking in library ( catching up on emails )in Emerald on the way.

1.Stoneleigh homestead.
2. David loading `lick` to deliver to his cattle as a feed supplement pending good rain.
3. Mustering cattle into the yards following a failure by yours truly to secure a paddock gate the night before. David kindly said he needed to do it anyway , but not convinced .
4. David on bike - horses out , bikes in - returning cattle to correct paddock.
5. Harvey and Ink revelling in ` a job well done `