28 June 2018 - Mitchell and Surrounds
Mitchell was our destination today. We spent more than an hour in and out of the Great Artesian Spa. There were two pools, one at 40 degrees Celsius and one at 19 degrees Celsius. It was recommended that we stay in the hot pool no more than fifteen minutes at a time before getting out and cooling off or switching to the cooler pool. I love the way my body feels after soaking in Artesian water. 
Our picnic spot for lunch was Major Mitchell’s campsite on the Maranoa River north of Mitchell. This was a quiet beautiful spot. Hayden and I spent some time in the creek bed looking at interesting rocks. I found a piece of petrified wood, an unusually layered rock and a rock that had been used for tooling.
We also headed south
from Mitchell toward St George, to the Kenniff monuments; the traditional stone
and plaque as well as an artist’s interpretation of the Kenniff brothers’
capture. Apparently, their capture
marked the end of the Australian bushranger era.
On our journey between Roma and Mitchell we
saw a drover’s camp and a large mob of Black Angus cattle (hundreds) being
walked toward Mitchell using a combination of horseback and quad bikes. This evening we watched clay target shooting
practice at the gun club.
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