Up this morning and off to school for 9 am start. The Longreach School of Air that is. The tour started with a 10 minute dvd about the school and comments from teachers and students. We then walked around the school looking at how the teachers connect to their students and the day to day operations. Longreach also have a dormitory set up so a year level can get together for a week camp. This allows the teachers to get to know the students and the students to interact with their peers. Teachers also go to the home of their students, each student once a year. This often means the teacher has to spend the night. The area covered by the Longreach School is twice the size of Victoria. The effort put in by the teachers and especially the mothers of these children is amazing. Not sure I could do it. The tour finished with a 10 minute dvd of an actual prep class and year 3 class. Thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Next up was Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame. As with Qantas you pay a general admittance and then can pay extra to go to the show. We had already decided not to do the show as we didn't feel the need to watch sheep being rounded up. As we drove in we saw a guy sitting on a bull. We both assumed the bull was a statue that you sat on for photos until the bull moved. We parked and walked to the entrance. The employee was still on the bull advertising the next show so we patted the bull while chatting to the stockman. There are 5 rooms at the Hall of Fame covering aboriginal workers, pioneers, outback properties, royal flying doctor and stock workers. I am glad that I have been to it but don't think I would return if back this way again. Most of the exhibits are things you have seen at other museums although these ones are not covered in dust and cobwebs. There is a sunset cruise to do which we have left to do next time. Once again 29 degrees so just put the feet up for the rest of the day.
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