Another long drive brought us to Charters Towers. The weather was a wee bit gloomy but it was just as well because we had run out of clean undies and it forced us to do some housekeeping.
The weather today has been overcast but no rain so far. We were out bright and early this morning, first stop the Venus Battery. We were given a 2 hour tour and talk of the old gold rush days and the workings of the battery. We were the only ones to turn up so it was quite the private little tour and we enjoyed it enormously. So if you are ever in Charters Towers go and pay them a visit, it is well worth the princely sum of $11.00 charged for admission.
Next we wandered up to Towers Hill to admire the view of Charters Towers. But this being Queensland - you know - beautiful one day, perfect the next. Well we froze in a cold wind so our visit lasted seconds.
We spent some hours wandering the streets of Charters Towers, a lovely old town with many of its mid 1800's buildings restored. We have done our big shop at Woolworths (yes they are all over the place) and are now prepared for our trip to Undara for the lava tubes. We will be there for 3 nights and are unsure if there is internet or not.
We are still having fun.
