Stayed a few days at Springsure, a camp just outside of town called Virgin Rock. It has a flush toilet and tap water. Look closely at the shape in the rock, it use to resemble the virgin Mary and at night time it's lite up spectacularly.
Met a couple of lovely men to chat to, each traveling north on long journeys. I shared Mike's fire on two occasions just before dust for an hour and learned he tows this motor bike in the trailer behind his coaster. Both these men are married but spend many months on the road. Travelers are always up for a chat.
Denis in particular was an interesting character, he travels in his Toyota 4x4 truck with sleeping quarters in the back, solar on the roof and spends a lot of time in the top end.
The story came up about him meeting his friend 'MG' (whom his daughter is in a relationship with) for a northerly trip and introducing him to the tropics, fishing and crocodile's. Funnily enough this 'MG' turns out to be Mark Gardener, one of many managers of the Northern Sector NSW Ambulance Service and happily remembering him from my days as Patient Transport Officer at Hamilton Station in Newcastle.
Mark always called me 'H'. Hmm! thinking he couldn't remember my name until I learnt 'H' is a term of endearment. I told Denis to give my regards to that handsome, friendly man when he meets up with him at Cairns airport (for another fishing trip) in the next few weeks. This small world continually amazes me....
