Steve took us out to Belgian Gardens cemetery to clean up the Smith family grave, then we went back to say goodbye before getting fuel and heading to Mingela.
We took photos at Mingela Cemetery then drove on to Ravenswood.
It wouldn't be Ravenswood without goats!
These days the town's heritage is being really looked after. There are Mines, old miner's huts, the 2 hotels, shops, Museum, Post Office, Ambulance, then out to the cemetery.
A family grave
It's sad to see the mines right up to the fenceline, but I guess good that they've left the Cemetery alone (for now)
We drove on to Burdekin Falls Dam (Lake Dalrymple), and booked in $7 each per night for an unpowered site. There were peacocks everywhere.
We were warned by another camper about the flying foxes (fruit bats) that had taken up residence, and decided against setting up under the damaged trees.
Trees above the campsites damaged by flying foxes
Flying Foxes (fruit bats) roosting in the trees during daylight
Apart from the Flying Foxes a lovely grassy campground with great showers and toilets
Lake Dalrymple in the setting sun
Below the dam wall
Burdekin plums
Darryl collected a couple of kilograms of Burdekin plums to turn into wine.
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