Road trip to Townsville - Reid River

Oyster Moon
Paul Foskett & Rhu Nash
Mon 22 Jul 2013 11:25

Position 19 45.40S  146 50.03E

 

According to one of the guys at last night’s camp stop this area has been OK for rain.  But on the way the scenery was guess

 

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Despite the rain the fields look pretty dry.  This cowboy was herding some of his cattle along the highway

 

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Great shot and a great pose from an obliging ‘mate’.

 

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Patches of green trees.

 

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Not far to go to …

 

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That railway is following us.

 

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Greening woodlands

 

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Dry sandy creek bed.

 

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Greenish grass

 

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Greening trees

 

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Definitely greening up

 

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All the caravan parks in Charters Towers were full so we stayed at a free camp spot called Reid River.