We were up early, packed up and off looking for Leichardt's Dig Tree or what was left of it. It had been moved into the town of Comet a few years ago. After a bit of exploring and bush bashing we ended up finding its original position and the plaque identifying the spot. Then it was off into Comet where we had a look at the main part of the tree and a few other historical points of interest.
After this we headed off to Emerald for morning tea at the bakery before futilely searching for some fossilised wood that was supposed to be on display. We refilled the cars and did a bit of shopping before heading off to have a look at Lake Maraboon which is supposedly 3 times the size of Sydney Harbour.
Then it was off south through Springsure and Rolleston where we had a late lunch.
The temperature was up in the high 30's and it was quite draining to be out of the car air-con for too long. Lake Nuga Nuga National Park was our destination for the night and we got there around 3:30'ish and set up camp in a shady area. As it was so hot I rigged up a mozzie net in the camper so that I could leave the doors open while sleeping to cool down.
After dinner we noticed some lightning off to the south and Shane got some great lightning photos. This went on for more than an hour until we finally heard thunder and then about 30 mins later the storm got to us.
We were safely ensconced in our campers for the wind and rain but it was bloody hot and sweaty with everything closed up to keep the rain out. After the rain was gone it must have been 10 degrees cooler which made it much easier to sleep.
We had decided on a rest day at Lake Nuga Nuga and didn't end up doing much as it was so damn hot (around 39 degrees).
I spent most of the day drinking water and reading a book in the shade while Shane took his canoe out for a paddle. Today the storms came in early, around 4 pm and this time we stayed outside to get wet and cool off. After the storms had gone we cooked dinner and Shane started up the camp fire. We didn't quite see the new year in but our equivalent of fireworks was a campfire and a distant lightning show.
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