8th September – Tuesday
Beautiful, clear morning after a cool night – we actually had to pull up the blanket during the night!
This morning we headed for the Stockmen's Hall of Fame, the other major attraction in Longreach. Also the most popular – there were quite a few people there. We were surprised that the Hall of Fame probably devotes more space to the history and exploration of Australia in general, with a focus on the outback. Of the five exhibition galleries, only the final one is devoted to the work of the actual stockman on the stations and droving. One would need a couple of days to read all the story boards and information on display. Probably the highlight of the day was the R M Williams show during the morning when we were entertained by a “stockman” who talked about life as a stockman, his horses and dogs. He had a number of sheepdogs who were very enthusiastic about working a small flock of sheep.
The biggest cheer of the morning was for the unfortunate, and completely unaware, woman sitting next to me. Just after the show started, her phone rang and, in a loud voice (because she was outside and the man in the ring was talking loudly), answered it. Then told her husband, in the same loud voice, that it had dropped out. Of course, the phone rang again immediately, so she answered it again and started chatting. The poor fellow trying to entertain us offered to wait why she conducted her obviously important call. Completely unaware of her inappropriate actions, she kept talking until the attendant arrived and asked her to hang up or leave. Her comment? “Didn’t know I wasn’t allowed use my mobile phone!” Big cheer and applause from the crowd.
My gripe for the day: I wish men (usually the more mature version) would shower each morning and use deodorant! Getting rather sick and tired and having to stand or sit next to pongy people.
Beautiful, clear morning after a cool night – we actually had to pull up the blanket during the night!
This morning we headed for the Stockmen's Hall of Fame, the other major attraction in Longreach. Also the most popular – there were quite a few people there. We were surprised that the Hall of Fame probably devotes more space to the history and exploration of Australia in general, with a focus on the outback. Of the five exhibition galleries, only the final one is devoted to the work of the actual stockman on the stations and droving. One would need a couple of days to read all the story boards and information on display. Probably the highlight of the day was the R M Williams show during the morning when we were entertained by a “stockman” who talked about life as a stockman, his horses and dogs. He had a number of sheepdogs who were very enthusiastic about working a small flock of sheep.
The biggest cheer of the morning was for the unfortunate, and completely unaware, woman sitting next to me. Just after the show started, her phone rang and, in a loud voice (because she was outside and the man in the ring was talking loudly), answered it. Then told her husband, in the same loud voice, that it had dropped out. Of course, the phone rang again immediately, so she answered it again and started chatting. The poor fellow trying to entertain us offered to wait why she conducted her obviously important call. Completely unaware of her inappropriate actions, she kept talking until the attendant arrived and asked her to hang up or leave. Her comment? “Didn’t know I wasn’t allowed use my mobile phone!” Big cheer and applause from the crowd.
My gripe for the day: I wish men (usually the more mature version) would shower each morning and use deodorant! Getting rather sick and tired and having to stand or sit next to pongy people.
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