Tuesday 12th November - Miles
This warm weather is still with us. 36.5 today and overnight was 18.8. Another hot day so the aircon was on again. There are bush fires and heavy smoke all over QLD and NSW, so I hope that we will be OK travelling through to Dalby and Toowoomba. It seems that as fast as they put one out another one starts. Clive went off to the Historical Museum, which is across the road from the van park. It took him over 2 hours to go through everything and over 160 photos later, he came back. Entry was $17.10, but well worth the money. They also give you a pass out, so you can return the next day as there really is so much to see there. Two of the main interests for him was the Shell House and the Lapidary section, which has just opened. When he was younger he used to collect shells and catalogue them. He also used to cut and polish gem stones. The samples that they have in this exhibition are amazing, especially the collection of fossilised woods. The museum is very well done as they have separate buildings for the different categories, as the pictures show. Lots of old machinery and buildings, set up as they would have been in previous days. There really is something for everyone here.