YeeeeHaaaa!!! What do you do on a Friday night in outback Queensland??? Go to a RODEO of course! (officially known as the Ernest Henry Mining Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge and The Cloncurry Campdraft) We made our way from Camooweal to Mt Isa, where we had lunch, then decided to make set up camp at Cloncurry. Well the Rodeo was in town so we donned our RMWilliams boots, jeans and checked shirts and tried to mix in with the locals, even though we were in costume, I’m sure we stood out as ‘city slickers’. We had a great time (so much that we forgot to take photos) and it certainly gives you a different perspective on those cowboys and cowgirls that live off the land up here. They are friendly and what you see is what you get, easygoing and approachable. We headed back to camp and we knew we were in for a ‘noisy’ night – not from the Rodeo, but from where we camped! The only place we could get was about 7 metres from the highway – and all night we had road trains come ‘through’ our tent! – we could only laugh all night……..well we couldn’t sleep, being on holidays, it is easy to see the funny side! Today off to Longreach.

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