Rankins Springs 12 October 2009

Spent the morning in Hay and then set off east. The landscape remained the same, with endless plains, wheat-fields and occasional rice-fields. Past Goolgowi, (a half-horse town) the countryside became hilly and by the time we reached Rankin Springs (a one-horse town) there were trees and green grass! These little towns are dying and have the skeletal remains of neglected shops! One very intriguing deserted café from the past, The Bluebird Café, had lovely colonial architecture and a charming little bluebird motif above the door. In peeling faded paint it boasted hamburgers and Chicko Rolls! Stayed in the truck stop near the pub and heard only one or two trucks -very quiet.