Jericho & Alpha

 

From Barcaldine we drove to a small town called Jericho.  Not much here, but they do boast the smallest drive-in theatre in the World.    There are speakers for 30 cars in the grounds and then canvas deck chairs up the back.   It would be so nice on a lovely evening.  The latest movies are shown and the billboards out the front of the park showed the line up for last weekend.    We camped up at a lovely community park on the river bank.   Lots of caravanners here.   The park offers toilets, drinking water, lots of space and big old truck tyre rims scattered around the banks of the river for campfires.   The community even gather up fallen tree branches etc. and leave them in piles so that you can help yourself.   All they ask is for a donation (honesty box) if you so wish.    We had a great night under the stars.  Lit a campfire, ate our dinner around the fire and then later on in the evening, Rick cooked us pancakes on his special little gas stove that he has fallen in love with.   Ok. there were a few that were a little burnt, but smothered in butter and jam, who could tell.   We were so full we couldnt finish them.  Thats a first!!!!!! 

From Jericho we travelled thru a small town called Alpha.  The town of 27 murals.   Sadly most of them were a little faded and not that interesting.   The shed pictured opposite is actually the Tivoli Theatre.   It was Sunday, the whole town is closed, but the volunteer lady at the Info Centre happened to be around and she opened the building up for me to look at.   Its mostly full of old junk now.  They had just had a big community market the day before and most of the tables etc. from that day were loaded up in here.  It meant I couldnt really take any worthwhile pictures.  Apparently Gina Rhinart is investing lots of $$$$$ into this town with the establishment of a mine.   Virtually a complex of housing, admin buildings etc. is going up in the vicinity for the mining company.   That will bring huge $$$$$ into the community.