Rubyvale

On the road by 9.15am - not bad. As we approached Rolleston we got phone reception again and made a few calls. It is very strange being totally out of range with no phone, TV or internet - we have no idea what's been going on in the world. Our aim was to get to Rubyvale - about 278km an area famous for it's sapphire gem fields. We stopped at Emerald, quite a large town and went to the info centre. After a quick stop at Safeway we had a vegimite sandwich and continued. We arrived in Rubyvale and booked in at the local Caravan park. After setting up and doing some washing we went for a walk down the main street (it is a very small country town) and had a drink at the pub.