This posting comes to you from the Julia Creek Library which also doubles as the Tourist Information Centre. We have just spent the night here after coming across from Hughenden. The country is very flat and dry but then you come across the unexpected such as Porcupine Gorge outside Hughenden. It is called Australia's little grand canyon. It reminded me of coming across the Grand Canyon in America. Everything is very flat, then all of a sudden is this amazing, deep gorge gouged out over millions of years. The country must look amazing up here in the wet when all the rivers and creeks are flowing through these gorges and the land turns green

We have just travelled through Dinosaur country. Get the kids to google Lark Quarry near Winton to get information on the dinosaur stampede. We saw the fossilized footsprints. It's amazing. Apparently this site inspired the stampede scene in Jurassic Park. If you have seen that with all the little dinosaurs being chased by the big one, well that's what the footprints look like. There are thousands of footprints embedded in the sandstone where the small ones tried to escape thae large one.

The weather has started to get much warmer since we left Longreach. We are now in shorts and t-shirts.

I've attached some more photos. In Winton a man called Arno has created a wall out of junk. See if you can find the typewriter amongst all the other stuff. There are another 14 photos of this wall. It is quite long. Michele might like the school rules for parents. Maybe they could introduce them at Deer Park West. We found these in Barcaldine. Found another country fire escape at Barcaldine at the Shakespeare hotel.

This is a dial-up connection. Will add more photos at the next stop as it is taking about 5 minutes to add each photo.

Send us some messages. We want to know what;s happening back in Melbourne and Wahgunyah. I've figured out the perfect Father's Day present for your father. The boys can put together the barbie and we can have a big barbie when we get back.

Will send another posting in a couple of days. We are off to Mount Isa today and hope to be in Normanton on the weekend.