While we didn't stay we did drive in and have a look at Idalia National Park. It would definitely  be worth coming back in the cooler weather.

This wave rock may be smaller than the one in Western Australia but I think it is prettier as it is more colourful.

We had a day off in Blackall. Did a load of washing and checked out most of the tourist spots in the town.

The woolscour and shearing shed are a real credit to the local community who have rescued and restored it. The original steam engine that drove both the 20 stand shearing shed, two wools scouring trains complete with dryers is operational. While for normal tours the machinery is run using electric motors on special days a new boiler is used to power the original steam engine.

Photo is the restored shorn sheep pens of the shearing shed. All restored like original with gidgee timber.

The first tub of the scour.

After leaving this tub the wool has lost 40% of its weight - dirt, burrs and great (lanolin)

In this tub the wool is manually fed from the bale into the tub.

In this newer more modern train the complete wool bale is loaded and the combs automatically tease our the wool and place it in the first tub.

This one of the dryers were the wool is fed in the top onto moving tables where it travels back and forth from top to bottom and then blown up to the top floor where it is baled again for export.

Much the same as Idalia National Park we drove into Salvator Rosa National Park for a look.

We took the back road from Blackall.

The campground looks as if it could take quite a few campers.

Again it looks as if we could return. we took the 4x4 track across the river to the junction (Nogoa River and Lousia Creek). The track is quite sandy. There are a few walks off it to attractions.

We are in Emu Park. There is a group of other explorer motorhome owners here.

This is part of the upgraded remembrance area on the singing ship point.

All the years we lived in Biloela and travelled to the Capricorn Coast we have never been into the Koorana Crocodile Farm.

After the tour we stayed for lunch. I tried Crocodile steak. It was much nicer than the tough self cook piece I had at a cook your own barbecue in the NT some years ago.