Day 47: Wed 08 Jul 26 - Longreach

Wed 08 Jul  26 - Longreach

11 feeling like 7 degrees clear with strong winds whipping up lots of dust in the morning, reaching 26 and wind easing in the afternoon.

Noel had a good night sleep, and woke feeling much better today, but Olli had another rough night of gastro. Thankfully he goes to the door to let us know he needs to go out - three times overnight. He seems OK during the day, but we thought we should take him to a local vet to be checked out anyway.  We took him in to see the vet at 2.30, and he couldn't find anything to be too concerned about, but gave him 2 injections, one for pain and another for an upset stomach, with some probiotic paste. One of the injections was very traumatic for him and Noel. He was very quiet for the rest of the afternoon and into the night. 

Overall, we had a quiet day, comprising a bit of house cleaning, morning coffee in the main street, then Noel drove back to the van with Olli, while I strolled around town for a while then walked back along the botanic garden strip. After taking Olli to the vet, we returned to the van, then I went for a very pleasant bike ride around town and out to the Apex Park campground and along the river. A nice BBQ dinner, a couple of glasses of red wine and a night watching the State of Origin capped of our day.  

Longreach...Town Centre

Longreach...Town Centre. The Drovers Monument 


Longreach...Town Centre. The Drovers Monument

Longreach...Town Centre. 

Longreach...Town Centre. 

Longreach...Town Centre. 

Longreach...Town Centre. 

Longreach...Town Centre. 


Longreach...War Memorial with Railway Station in the background. 

Linear Botanic Gardens Walk

Linear Botanic Gardens Walk

Linear Botanic Gardens Walk

Sad Mum - and scared Olli at the Vet. 

Afternoon ride to Apex Park and Thompson River

A nice piece of rump steak for dinner. Where else could you get such a nice meal but at home. (There was salad too - just not enough room on the plate for it).


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