Winton. Hot, dusty and fairly isolated, but lots of cattle

We arrived safely in Winton from Longreach, but after a bit of a scare.
About 40 km out of Longreach we were following a triple road train at about 85 / 90 kph.
I like to travel at about 2,500 revs in 5th which gives a true road speed of just a tick over 90 kph so I was in no hurry to overtake. The road was a little twisty and we noticed that the third trailer had a tendency to sway.
All of a sudden the whole rig drifted on to the shoulder and the third trailer slewed sideways in a huge cloud of dust and stones and then the trailer began to tip to the extent that the right hand wheels were about 4 0r 5 FEET off the ground.
I said to Rob "he's gone" and braked so we didn't become part of the prang but in the thick dust it was hard to know where the trailer was. As the dust cleared we saw that somehow the driver had kept the shiny side up. I called him on the CB radio but got no reply.... he was probably too embarrassed !!
We followed him (not that closely) for another 30 or 40 Km and then stopped at a rest area for a cuppa.

Winton is quite hot and fairly dusty and dry. There is little grass to speak of in the caravan park but the people are friendly and helpful, cheerful and friendly and the amenities are clean and tidy so that's the main thing. We are well set up with flooring to cover the dust and stones and a screen to keep out the afternoon sun.

A I an writing this it's 10:20 pm on Monday and all I can hear is the the mooing of cattle and the crack of stockwhips as the cattle are unloaded from many road trains that have come in off the plains late this afternoon. The road trains full of cattle are quite a sight. This is the second night there have been hundreds of cattle trucked in, there's either a sale day coming up or they are to be loaded on to trains for a trip further south.

We took a drive out into the never-never following some some old bush tracks out across the plains and into some of the local swimming holes and fishing spots. It was very hot and dusty - I'd hate to be here in summer!
you would need to be sure to carry plenty of drinking water and have a reliable vehicle.

We keep meeting the same people as we all head north west, but some will soon be turning north to head to Karumba. The majority are like us, heading to Mount Isa then across to Tennant Creek then up to Darwin