Day 8 Longreach - all day I blogged about Longreach, but you know - silly computers - it crashed and I lost it. It's getting late, so in summary - I tripped and fell on a badly designed footpath at the Stockmans Hall of Fame, and am fortunate to have only done some ligament damage to my hand, rather than dislocating my finger(s), which I initially thought I'd done. - the fridge seems to have stopped working which is rather unfortunate - a Brolga had a go at...

Day 7 Depart Charleville 8.30am Arrive Longreach 3.30pm 515kms Stops: - Tambo for fuel - several unscheduled toddler toilet stops - Barcaldine for lunch Today was a BIG day in the car. Probably at the upper limit of what we'd attempt again. We made a good start from Charleville, and we're on the road early enough. There was lots of long straight and somewhat bumpy road, with the occasional curve thrown in to keep you on your toes. There was a surprising...