21 August - Laura

21 August

Laura

We took a day trip today to the Split Rock at Laura. It was quite a long drive. (There was a shorter way but it was for 4WD only. Despite the neighbour telling Darryl that our car and van could drive right up to the tip of Queensland … we weren’t convinced and decided to take the long way around which would be mostly sealed roads.)

At Split Rock there are some wonderful aboriginal art galleries which are well preserved. It is quite a steep walk up to the galleries and as it was midday when we were there, it was very hot. When we arrived at the first gallery, an indigenous tour guide was explaining the drawings and we were fortunate enough to be able to listen in. Apparently when they were building the platform (to help keep prevent damage to the art) they dug up a fireplace and stone tools which were used to date the gallery.

From Laura, Darryl got to do some 4 wheel driving out to the old Laura Homestead in the Lakefield National Park. This is an old homestead from the 1800s. A very interesting site. It makes you appreciate how difficult life was for the early pioneers.

Old Laura homestead

Isaiah – you know those big ants nests that you get in your backyard and at school sometimes? Look at the size of this ants nest! It is as big as Grumps!

An ants nest as big as Grumps!