What a hidden gem! If you have never been to Charleville, I would highly recommend you put it on your list of places to visit. We had no idea this little town of 3500 people had so much history and such an eagerness to share it! Today was spent visiting the Cosmos centre, three times. We had a look around the gallery and booked in our night and daytime viewing, went on the WWII tour and then back for the night viewing.
The stories of the Top Secret US Airbase here in Charleville was fantastic, a guided tour around airfield and where the barracks once stood. And to think, if they hadn't been here, it would have taken a whole lot longer for us to discover things we take for granted, such as tomato sauce. The kids weren't at all interested, as we expected, but it was an informative and passionate experience, made all he more interesting because of Jane's passion and enthusiasm.
Megan has loved every aspect of the Cosmos centre, learning about how the sun came to be and the effect it had on the earth.
Her one wish on this trip, to see a shooting star, well boy did she get it in spectacular style! Minutes after the roof of the observatory opened and before we had really looked into the telescope, an incredibly bright star streaked across the sky. The biggest I had seen and even had our telescope assistant shrieking with delight, she hadn't seen one that long or intense before either. We viewed Venus, Saturn and the moon, even little Peter had a look through the telescope and was utterly thrilled with seeing the moon up so close. It was truly a fabulous experience and well worth the $32 for a family pass. Really looking forward to viewing the morning sun tomorrow.
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