Drive 30 minutes along the Gulf Development Road to Mount Surprise, best known for its gemstones. Gem fossicking can be great fun and many travellers have been lucky to find some valuable semi-precious gems in the region. If you feel you are up for the challenge, call into Mount Surprise Gems to obtain a fossicking license, equipment and directions to the nearby O’Brien’s Creek fossicking site where topaz, quartz and garnet can be discovered. If you are in Mount Surprise on a Thursday or Friday between March and December – make sure to see the historic Savannahlander Train at Mount Surprise Railway Station. This beautifully restored silver 1960’s train will take you on a nostalgic journey back to simpler times. Next stop is Georgetown on the Etheridge River, site of a gold rush in the 1870s. In its heyday, Georgetown attracted nearly 3000 prospectors all keen to make it rich. While in town, visit the TerrEstrial Centre containing the Ted Elliott Mineral Collection, a mind-boggling display of over 4500 specimens of all shapes, structures and colour from all over the world.