Jervois Station to Gemtree

Sunday 3 June Jervois Station to Gemtree

Didn’t leave until about 10.30 today as we only had about 220km to Gemtree. Again, the Plenty Highway was a diverse mixture of good and pretty bad corrugations so progress was about 80kms or less. The worst parts were where the road had a washout the full width of the road and it was just enough to really rattle the tyres.  Drove in to look at the Harts Range racecourse that is set amongst the rocky outcrops. We could only view from outside as it was closed. The ranges looked spectacular as they were deep blue and the sun was shining on parts of them and this was contrasted with the red of the soil, the olive green of the trees and a different blue for the sky.

Harts Range

Harts Range

Jo At Harts Range Racecourse

Gemtree Caravan park is our stop for the night. It is really well set out and they have access to the nearby gemfields. You can hire the items needed to fossick from the store. Tonight, Alan and I went out to the plains and gathered firewood. He used the chainsaw to chop it up. Was able to use the camp oven again to cook dinner.