We woke up to a rather sodden area after the previous night’s rain.
It was rather atmospheric as we drove along.
I loved the look of the scrub, all washed clean and the tree trunks looking so dark.
We drove through showers most of the morning.
The next town we came to was Theodore. We have camped there on our way north a couple of times, but it has been a few years since our last visit. Time to stretch the legs and have a walk around.
The first thing we noticed was that the water tower has a relatively new mural, only completed in 2024.
It really is a nice one.
These artists have completed quite a few murals that we have seen in rural Queensland.
I loved how there was a sneaky little Wally (or Waldo for the Americans) hiding near the base of the tower.
This mosaic has been on the water tower for some time.
There was another mural completed by the same artists on the side of a shop.
This one had a sneaky little cat near the bottom of the mural. I'll now have to keep an eye out for sneaky additions on their other murals when we see them.
Near the water tower there is also this artwork completed as part of NAIDOC Week 2019.
The town was established in 1924 as an irrigation scheme on the Dawson River. Let’s have a walk.
Look how this shop has been in existence for the town’s entire life. It has beautiful goods for sale and I may just have made a purchase. Nice to support the small towns.
There are two nice churches. I love how moody this photo looks.
The catholic church has a lovely window.
As we left town we drove through some of the irrigation area, planted with sorghum.
And cotton, much of which had been harvested.
As we continued on our way the weather started to fine up.
And before long, we reached Rockhampton. This is the area we would be spending the next week in.
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