We stopped overnight in a place called Emerald, mainly because there was a free campsite there and got talking to another couple who had been there a month fossicking. I have no idea what fossicking is so I just smile and nod occasionally adding the word 'really'. Turns out it is sifting for gems and there is a place called Sapphire up the road where the ground is teeming with.........Sapphires! We stop off for a break, buy ourselves a bag of dirt for $30 and start sifting through it like a couple of pros. Of course the mine chucks in a few stones so you always find something, but we did rather well finding a few larger ones that could be cut into something worthwhile.
Only downside is 3 hours of scratching in the dirt meant that we started our 600km drive at 2:30 and didn't arrive unti after dark having avoided 200km of kangaroo hopping across the road.
This is the view for the past 1000kms...
Road:
More road:
Dirt Road:
Suicidal roo road:
Sand road:
gravel road:
Yay Sunshine!!!! and more road....:
Driving into the night:
Emus!:
Jess was very unimpressed with her tomato sandwich for lunch:
2 comments:
Man, roads are so awesome! Thanks for taking lots of road pics!
Looks like you guys are having an awesome trip. I would be jeal,ous, but we are about to start working on Terminator 4! Who's jealous now? huh?
hi how are you?
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