Henry Snell

On leaving Fitzroy Crossing we stumbled on a café!!! So of course we had to stop for a coffee. You seeing a pattern (habit) here? I am glad we did as there was an indigenous man sat in the café and I have been hankering to actually get to talk to a local, mind you he was deep in conversation with someone else. We ordered coffees and found that the café was actually a training café for the Indigenous people, they certainly made a great coffee. The indigenous man caught my eye and invited me over to sit with him! Wow, at last I get to have a chat and what an interesting man he was. His name is Henry Snell and his family was in the Aboriginal documentary film the rainmaker which I will have to watch once home, he has lived in Fitzroy crossing all his life. He goes to the café every morning and likes to have a yarn with the people passing through. He was so friendly and happily had his photo taken.

Michelle ducked into the hardware shop for me and grabbed a crab pot for me to give to Jock for his up and coming birthday. We left Fitzroy crossing and headed for our free camp for the night at Mary’s pool (once again a name I can relate to).

We settled down around the fire for the night and had our usual laughs and discussions. You really can not beat a fire whilst on the road. Emma decided it was time my hair was done, so will clips and bands she got to work!! I loved it but just could not sleep with it in! Reminds me of two other little girls that used to play with my hair, Lauren and Mel.