Time to pack up and leave the Willows Gemfields after two weeks and three days here.The decision to leave was partly because of the weather, you can't dig sapphires with the ground wet, dry is best and partly as our friends had also decided to move towards the coast, as was our intention.It was a pleasant surprise when eight couples came to see us off and say their goodbyes, quite touching. They wished us well and asked if we would be back next year. I don't think that we could dis-count that idea... We paused at Emerald to pick up our wayward mail but was assured it hadn't arrived yet. We headed off for refueling the vehicle and ourselves with a coffee at the big new Big W complex out the road. On towards Blackwater and on our way we passed several stationery QR trains, both coal and cattle.More coal though. Being in touch by UHF made choosing a lunch stop really easy, our friends had just refilled their gas though, and the smell and sound of leaking gas required some attention. All fixed and on the road again. Not long out of Emerald, we were pushed over by oncoming police car and escort vehicle.(see pic) wide loads like this are becoming more common as "Gina" starts her new mine out at Alpha....Monster trucks..The post office at Emerald rang and asked if we were still around as they had located our mail, Umm NO, please redirect it to Mackay.Arrived in Rockhampton mid afternoon to a park on the North side of town. We were impressed by the vintage architecture that we had seen on the way through town and after happy hour the girls went out and picked up pizza from a nearby Domino's, and that's a whole new story....
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