The Clean Skins.

Stay more than 3 days in Mitchell, have a hot artesian spa twice a day every day and you can't help but be pristine clean. Well that's exactly what we did. A number of factors contributed towards Gail and I deciding to stay on in Mitchell for an additional 3 days, which we thoroughly enjoyed. Over a conversation with fellow travellers while in the hot spa we heard about a free camping area on the outskirts of Mitchell, at the Neil Turner Weir.
So, we decided a nice little walk to check it out would be a relaxing Saturday afternoon activity. The route took us via the local cemetery and the racecourse. The weir is a very nice grassy location, with plenty of shade and town water - keep it in mind for the future. We took a shortcut back to town via the railway line where there were hundreds of rail spikes lying beside the line, which I made a mental note to come back later and collect some. By the time we got back into town we had walked just on 10km. A visit to one of the pubs fo a refreshing drink, then back to the van park.
Little to report on during the rest of our time at Mitchell, other than to say we did a lot of nothing... and some reading and craft work. While Gail did her crochet, I tried my hand at Pyrography - wood burning drawing to the un-initiated.
Departed Mitchell Monday morning, after a last early morning spa. We returned east to Roma, then north via the Carnarvon Development Road to Injune then Rolleston where we stayed overnight. Continuing north via the Dawson Hwy we pased through Springsure, a lovely well looked after town, then onto the Gregory Hwy to Emerald. There is a lovely free overnight camping area adjacent to the Botanic Gardens in Emerald, so this was our planned overnight stop. Arriving prior to lunch we parked to secure a good level spot, then spent time walking around town and some food shopping.
Kevin and Gail.