Cheers Charleville!

We have made it to Barcaldine! We left Charleville this morning & had numerous stops on the way - including a visit to the last remaining Wool Scour in Australia at Blackall. It was surprisingly, very interesting & the steam engine that drove the machinery was pleasantly peaceful. John would have been running very fast as a Rousie with a 20 stand shearing shed attached to the Scour!
We really enjoyed our 2 night stay in Charleville! On the first night we attended a night show at the Cosmos Observatory. Upon entering the building, the roof rolled away to reveal the night sky. Through amazing telescopes we saw Saturn (complete with it's rings) and we viewed many stars, including Alpha Centauri (our closest neighbour & the brighter of the two pointers to the Southern Cross). It was an awesome experience to see that we are just a minute part of an amazing & mind-boggling universe!
The next day we went back to the Observatory to interact with meteorites & displays. We visited the Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor Info Centre. What an incredibly valuable service - all started with one man's vision!
In the evening we saw the Bilbies! We watched a docco that had been televised on Australian Story & then went to see the cute little creatures running around. It is an initiative to save these endangered animals and again, began with one man's dream!
It was an inspiring day & made you think - what is your dream?!