Todays ride passed through a series of towns with names that mnight seem unusual to those who did not grown up in Australia. So I decided to share those names in this post in the photos below. Some of the towns also have icons other than their names, suchs a grain silo art. I have included those icons after the name of the town. I started the day at Coonable and Finished at Kandos.

Before hitting the road this morning I walked the few meters to Dirrenbandi's town park and photographed the metal relief-statue of a charge by Australia horse soldiers in WWI, and some coloured poles (which I think have some aboriginal significance). After that I had coffee at the town bakery which is run by a Russian family.

I did not spend any time this morning looking around Roma, that may have been a mistake, but it explains why there are no photos of the largish town that I stayed in last night. South from Roma the fist stop of the day was the town of Surat which is located on the banks of the Balonne River. On the north side of the town is a large free camping area which was well occupied by caravaners. In the town the river provides a great setting for a walking trail.

Today was cold, thanks to a strong cold southerly wind, and the result was a destinct lack of enthusiasm on my part to stop and take photos. The stretch of road south of Rolleston to Injune (about 165km) was interesting with views of the mountains of Carnarvon National Park for much of the stretch. South of Injune the terrain was forested rolling hills.

On todays ride I saw lots of bright green fields. I think it is some form of vegetable oil plant but cannot be sure. Even google did not help me as it came up with a list of about a dozen things it could be from sorgum to wheat to cotton. I did see evidence of fluffy white cotton on the road side.