Hughenden Qld July 19 2018

Travelled from Cloncurry, through Julia Creek and Richmond and onto Hughenden. The road was horrible. One of those endless strips of tar that bounced and rolled and jumped you and the van all over the place for hours. Damn glad to be here is all I can say.

We have not stayed here before, but as we've found, booking ahead has become essential, even in a flea-bite of a town like Hughenden. The van park has the oddest setup: what would have once bee all drive through sites, are now all tail-to-tail sites, and its full. There appears to be plenty of other nice grassed sites but they are all off-limits apparently. Oh, well, grateful to be off the road at least.

We went back into town to have lunch and went straight to the FJ Holden Cafe, where the food matches the decor: 1950s style. Mine was OK, Judy had a mis-steak sandwich - 90% gristle.

We wandered around a bit, had a cold lemonade at the pub and then wandered across the road to see the sheep sheering demonstration. This was rather quite interesting;  I had no idea that there was so much involved apart from grabbing a wooly-baa and giving it a haircut!

JB heading for a well earned luncheon at the FJ Holden Cafe
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Checking out a windmill
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Haircut? Who me?
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Yes, you, you little blighter!
The proverbial 'wide blow' but not so quick anymore.
Hughenden Qld

Hughenden Qld