We stayed three days in Winton – thanks to the free camp ground and the swimming pool. Winton is famous for the dinosaur bones so we drove to Lake Quarry to have a look at the Dinosaur track ways. This area must have been a lake 95 million years ago and a stampede has happened. They suppose that several (3 different kinds) were having a drink at the lake when a predator arrived who chased them – their footprints were clearly visible. Our guide even demonstrated how the dinos must have walked.
Before returning to Winton we drove the tourist drive “River Gum” which went through the bushland and the Bladensville National Park. This area is known for the massacre of Aborigines which happened at the “Skull Hole” and several clay pans (areas where no grass is growing and water runs to the nearest waterhole within seconds).
Back in Winton we looked at the Waltzing Matilda Museum (yes the song Waltzing Matilda was written in this area). It displayed a light show around an artificial billabong to showcase the lines in the song apart from this the museum was dedicated how the song has influenced the live in Winton and other rural things. The other museum is dedicated to the Opals which 
are found in this area (Boulder Opal) and the curiosity of the largest deckchair in the world. We didn't look closely at the “Dinosaur bone preparation and preservation centre” as we arrived to late for the tour which meant we relaxed the whole afternoon in the pool as we did every afternoon...
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