After leaving Longreach, we backtracked along the Capricorn Hwy back to Barcaldine, had some lunch and picked up a few supplies. Then headed east for the 300km run to Emerald. We went through a couple of small towns called Jericho, and Alpha. It was a bit overcast and drizzly at times. It was getting close to 5pm as we approached Emerald, so we rang ahead to see if we could book into a caravan park. All 3 that we tried were booked up for powered sites, but had vacancy for unpowered. We rang ahead to Springsure, which was another 68km further on – they had one last vacancy for a powered site, and at a good price too. So we booked it and continued to drive on. It was about 6.30 when we arrived at the caravan park, so we had to reverse in to our spot in the dark – which was not too bad. It had obviously been raining quite a bit in this area, as the dirt roads had turned to mud. The lady at the park office enquired if we were headed for Canarvon Gorge, and advised us to ring ahead and check the road conditions in the morning, as all the rain may have made it impassable for our caravan. Lauren and I cooked a quick dinner of devilled sausages, instant mash and vegies while Dad and Sam setup the caravan. It was a later dinner than usual, then Beth and Hannah went to bed straight after. The others of us read or did some research on our iPads. I read up on the different walks available at the gorge. Then it was bed time.