Tuesday April 6, 2010 – On to Emerald.

Another day in the outback. The road was straight for the most part. There were hills and valleys. Each dip came with the same flood warnings. It was not all that long ago that there was heavy flooding in this area. We saw another live kangaroo. It hopped across the road in front of us. Sadly there were many more dead ones.

We did see some more ant hills. They were small and not too plentiful. It was hard to see the taller ones as the grass has grown so tall. As we got close to Emerald we started to see cultivated fields. This is new as so far we had just seen cattle ranches. Cotton is grown here. We also passed through the Drummond Range. It is the first of the three ranges before the ocean.

The caravan park we are staying at is about a 15 min drive from Emerald. It is on Lake Maraboon.