Cobb and Co. Coach ride: Rock and Roll

For something different, we booked on a classic Cobb and Co. coach ride in Longreach.

Longreach is a small Outback town with a number of heritage-listed sites. Lovely old buildings line its main street.

First up, we had delicious smoko tea and scones with jam and cream. 

The event was held inside a building featuring memorabilia from the old droving days.

Then we went to the yard to see the horses, coach and drivers. Buck, the lovely kelpie, was a hoot because he was trained to photobomb selfies on command.

Gen went on top at the back where the well off lawyers and doctors would usually sit. I went in the inside of the coach usually reserved for drunks and riff-raff.

We rolled out of town and into the Bush onto the old Cobb and Co. road. Picking up speed, we rumbled through the dust before returning at a gallop.

Next event was the Harry Redford Show, a slapstick show with our compere singing ballads about cattle duffer (rustler) Harry Redford. 

In between songs, our driver now turned actor joked with the compere through a skit about being hired for Harry's mob to go rustling.

Co-stars of the show were Westpac, a frisky sheep dog who left a deposit in the bank, a cute terrier dog called Whisky, who arrived in a suitcase, a naughty horse called Michael, who kept eating his saddle cloth, and a fat donkey called Pete who rolled on his back whilst threatening to fart or worse on the audience.

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Longreach, Cobb & Co, Queensland