Rocky Station

On Sunday we had to rise early to get on tour with our adventurous tourists. This time our destination was Rocky Station. Chris and Mike Webster, the station owners,  gave us a warm welcome.

We walked the natural Wallaby Walk along the Warrego River and kept our eyes open. But unfortunately we did not spot any Wallabys.

The 75m swinging footbridge was very impressive. Mike and his father build that bridge in 1967.  So I wasn’t quite sure, if I should really go on that bridge. Suddenly Mike appeared on the bridge with his Motorbike and drove over it. The bridge is not that wide, so it is a bit of a challenge to get the Motorbike through. Of course it looked really easy when Mike did it. It was very entertaining to watch.

That was proof enough for me that this bridge is very solid. We were very excited to walk over the bridge and strike a pose for a photo. Everybody enjoyed a bit of jumping and swinging on the bridge. Chris told us that they have to take everything over the bridge that is supposed to be at their property or in their house. Not only groceries, but sheep for instance. Imagine hundreds of sheep on a swinging footbridge. Very funny.

After we took a bunch of photos we were starving. Chris and Mike took us to their house and showed us around. They served us tea, coffee, soft drinks, scones, sandwiches and ginger cookies. It was probably the best Smoko I had so far. We had some time to chat with the tourist and of course with the station owners. Unfortunately we had to leave right after Smoko. I had a great time and would love to come back to Rocky!