My world walk blog Australia 57 - Thanks to the Capricorn Hotel and Subway in Blackwater.

Thanks to the Capricorn Hotel and Subway in Blackwater.

Thanks a million to Doug, the owner of the Capricorn Hotel for a generous complimentary steak dinner and bed!
Earlier in the day a man called Graham stopped me on the road for a chat. He is a volunteer martial arts instructor and he said that he would pass on some motivation messages and the importance of sportsmanship. This is in the light of the disgusting cheating of the Australian cricketer called Cameron Bancroft  who was caught on camera trying to roughen up his bowling ball, and with most of the team and management in on the plan it seems. Anyway, back to nicer things. After Graham left he dropped into Subway and arranged a couple of meal vouchers for me and of course Doug in the hotel here. All were so supportive and enthusiastic about my world walk for cancer awareness.

Blackwater is the so-called coal capital of Queensland. Coking is the good coal and the stuff thats the money maker. Its used for steel production in China and Japan.
Thermal coal used for energy plants this one is the cheap one and pays the bills China and Japan are also recipients in addition to other Asian countries.
A mining company called Adani has just signed an agreement to mine thermal coal and they have been trying to get this done for ten years. Envoirmentalists have succeeded in delaying the project. Nobody I have spoken to in Australia or New Zealand ever has a good word for the Greens. "The f***ing Greens!" Is how they are usually referred to!
Thanks to Ron, Sharna  and Sam for their wonderful help. Today I had an easy 19 kilometre day from Bluff to Blackwater.