We set out this morning for the relatively short drive from Kimba to Georgetown (287kms). We’ve clocked up 10,000 kms so far so this was just a jaunt down the road. They have a free RV Camp here with toilets and coin operated showers. We decided to stay here as it leaves us another short run to Mount Mary where we plan to have dinner at the hotel tomorrow night, some thirteen years since we were last there. Coincidentally, that was on the return trip from Western Australia in our slide-ons.
Georgetown was settled in the 1870s but by the end of the Second World War its grandeur had faded as farming practices changed and the population dwindled. The hotel is for sale ($500,000 so Ive been told) but I’m guessing with opening hours limited to 4.00 pm to 10.00 pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday you wont want it to be your main source of income. The other historic buildings are all in need of some love and attention, even those converted to private dwellings are showing signs of deterioration. There goes history once again.