Day 4 - Barcaldine to Winton

Today we're sticking to the Landsborough Highway through Longreach then north west towards Winton. Only 287 km today :-)

The highlights for today will be a visit to the Qantas Founders Museum and if there's time the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame in Longreach.

According to the web site the Qantas Founders Museum is the only place in the world where you can tour two fully equipped passenger jet aircraft. They are the ex-Qantas 747-200 VH-EBQ "City of Bunbury"

"City of Bunbury" in Longreach

"City of Bunbury" leaving Sydney 4 months before retirement

and the recently arrived, fully restored Boeing 707, VH-XBA, the very first passenger jet registered in Australia and Qantas first jet aircraft. VH-XBA was built in 1959 and is the oldest flying Boeing 707 in the world. This Boeing 707 was the first ever commercial jet exported from the United States.

VH-XBA's first test flight after 5 months of restoration by the Qantas Memorial Foundation

Then back on the bike for the run to the home of Waltzing Matilda and the birth place of Qantas. Winton's other claim to fame is that is on Australia's Longest Shortcut, Perth to Cairns!

Cory's Range near Winton

 Tomorrow it's off to Proa Station.

Click on Archive (previous posts) to see reports from the previous days.

More to follow.

T.