Today was allocated to visiting the The Australian Stockmans Hall of Fame which, afterall, is what Longreach is best known for. Although the town has somewhat gone all-out on tourism as there are a number of Australiana/historical attractions in the town not the least of which is the QANTAS exhibit which boasts its own real Boing 747.

But returning to the Stockmans Hall of Fame. The $65 tickets gets one a 20 minute inspirational movie about the Queensland Cattle industry with a bit of history thrown in. Followed by a one hour live show by a guy named Lachie Cossor (could not find a non-facebook reference for him) after which one can tour the museum exhibits at ones own pace.

The live show was surprisingly interesting, as well as a bit corny. But he explained quite a lot about cattle droving, the skills required, the different roles of horses and dogs, and explained and demonstrated the "presure-release" method of controlling horses.

All in all, a worthwhile experience. Don't miss it

After the Hall of Fame we moved on and found a nice wild camp just west of the town of Ilfracombe. What a strange word.