Soon after getting going I was overtaken by a local grazier taking his daughters out for a driving lesson in the farm ute.

Nice chap. I asked if the dying trees around were the result of poisoning with Graslan herbicide …

A pleasant night camped in the gidgee a few kilometres east of Aramac, another town being left behind as activity concentrates on the larger centres of Longreach, Barcaldine and Winton on the Landsborough Highway further south.

Aramac is a lovely …

A much easier ride today as the road was more trafficked and therefore more packed down and smoother, generally.

The locals here practice being hard to surprise – a couple out checking their stock passed me mid-morning with just a  …

A languid breakfast with many cups of coffee and lots of chatter before loading up the bike once more.

Left Drumlion mid-morning to take the old mail road (known as the Cullardar Road from this end but as the Beryl …