Bulldust, bullshit (and cow shit) vistas which went forever, AND a FIVE STAR SPA!!

Well yesterday was a:
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> 5 car day (only one in the morning)
> Amazing jumpups (mesas or ranges)
> Diamantina Channels (some with waterholes)
> Wedge tailed eagles
> brolgas
> 12 Emus
> Quite a few large red kangaroos
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> Bulldust like we have never seen
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> Cattle everywhere, as we were also driving through cattle stations:  every cow in QLD wanted a trip out of here-  am sure they had their hooves up wanting to hitchhike - they came to the road and followed us as much as they could!!  Brahmins really are nice cattle :)
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> We have not had a boring road so far until yesterday and had about 100 K of it - nothing to see anywhere - right to the horizon.
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> I said to Ian, look out there - bet our camp will be like that?
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> Well, hands up who knows where BEDOURIE is?  :)
> Population of 120 - great town, lovely camping park by the council for $5 each per night, with toilets, showers, free washing machines AND
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> A FREE FIVE STAR SPA - very nice hot water from the Artesian bore - we are off to swim again soon.  Lovely swimming pool.  Wonder if we can stay a month :)
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> WE left Mt Isa - travelling south to McKinlay (Paul Hogan and Croc Dundee Hotel) then camping at the Blue Heeler Hotel at Kynunan, then down the Diamantina - first glympse of it was at Waltzing Matilda Water Hole - very well signposted - interesting pictograms.
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> Old Cork Homestead out of Winton was our next stay on the Diamantina (not flowing, but 12 kms long.)  Great camping, good night fires.
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> AT the Diamantina National Park we stayed at Gum Hole Campground - lovely .
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> WE stayed for three nights and then travelled to Bedourie - am amazed that nearly every little town in outback QLD has a lovely info centre with internet and a library.  Great.