There is not much to Hall's Creek. But there was a bakery with latte coffee, and it was good and we were happy. During coffee, Stephen noticed a sign offering the public a chance to see a weather balloon launch. So, we "the public" made our way to the Bureau of Meteorology where we were welcomed with open arms. Not sure that they get many tourists through the Hall's Creek office. The officer on duty explained the various computers and instruments monitoring the weather and then launched the hydrogen balloon. We were able to track it by radar.
Headed west in the direction of Fitzroy Crossing. We made it halfway to Larrawa Homestead where we had exclusive use of the campground for the night. The showers were good and boy did we need them.
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| Hydrogen Weather Balloon launch. |
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| Larrawa Station campground. |
Up early with the sun as we had a big day planned. The first task for the day was to drive 150kms (90 miles) to Fitzroy Crossing for our morning coffee. Had a little trouble finding a place that actually sold latte-style coffee, but eventually stumbled across the Fitzroy River Lodge. For our mid-morning activity we headed to Geikie National Park to see the white cliffs over the mighty Fitzroy River. The 2km walk to the cliffs was a bit too much for us in the blistering heat. So we retreated back to Fitzroy township. The plan was to drive onto Tunnel Creek national park (another 150kms on unsealed roads), but the green grass, swimming pool and cold beers of the Fitzroy Lodge made us change our mind, so we checked into the campground of the lodge. Also meant we could watch the grand final of the Australian Rules Football League. A very strange game.
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