Longreach

Longreach is sometimes called the capital of the outback and it is home to the Australian Stockmans Hall of Fame,Qantas Founders Outback Museum and is located near the Thompson River.
It got its name from its position near the long reach of the river.
We booked into the caravan park with power, it was on Ibis St. We discovered all the streets are named after birds,those that run east-west are named after waterbirds and north- south streets are named after land birds.
It was St Valentines Day so we enjoyed a lovely candle lit dinner with a bottle of bubbles out in the warm night air, it was just lovely!

Cheers!

There is a lot to see here and we chose to visit the Stockmans Hall of Fame which opened 25 years ago thinking it was all about the outback. However it is way more than that, it has 5 large galleries and starts with the founding of Australia , the halls are Discovery,Pioneers, Out back Properties,and Life in the Outback as well as a gallery all about the Royal Flying Doctors. There were over 1200 items on display and many interactive elements to the museum which made is so interesting.

The Qantas Founders Museum plane outside.

 

Outside the Stockmans Hall of Fame