From the idyllic surroundings of Diamantina we headed North West . The concern about what became  Cyclone Debbie was increasing as we sped along. We spent a peaceful and uneventful one night stay in Boulia which holds a rodeo and camp muster on Easter Weekend then pressed on to Mount Isa. We chose Mount Isa…
View MoreThe drive to the Diamantina National Park was a dusty inside the car as it was outside thanks to drinks with the girls from Anlaby road , Nathan (keepyerbreathfiryirporrrridge) and of course Shaggy . We were heading to the Diamantina NP which is known for its birdlife and water courses and has been voted in…
View MoreOn leaving Birdsville we stopped somewhere that Kate could have some tea and scones in the shade . This garden ensemble was set up on a gibber plain in the middle of nowhere We bounced into Boudira after a few hours on the dustiest roads so far. Van is having a little dust ingress to…
View MoreRefire—an attitude of embracing the years ahead with enthusiasm rather than apathy Here is a wee collection of bits and pieces from the journey so far Anyone for a Charolais straw in their drink ? You don’t want to be a Moree Mung This unfortunate Goanna was in the bushes near a bridge on…
View MoreFrom Innamincka going to Birdsville you have three main options. Walkers crossing to the birdsville track is the shortest but not recommended for caravans. The track via Arrabury is the longest but easiest. We plumped for the Cordello track which is 160k. When we got to Birsdville we found that its not recommended for caravans…
View MoreAll roads lead to Innamincka at least thats how it feels as it is the cultural centre of the outback in terms of European settlers. The area is dominated by the stories of Burke and Wills and their doomed exploration from Melbourne to try and establish a land route through to the Gulf of Carpentaria…
View MoreAnother stop where we hadn’t intended to stop but pulled in front of the Hotel , looked at the bar , the car park the river and said – why not . The bar was empty , the owner Doug was pleasant , chatty and quick at serving but his dogs stole the show George…
View MoreThe road from Nindigully to Cunnamulla urned into a bit of a technical challenge. We were travelling at around 7ok/hour listening to the audiobook which was getting interesting when there was a bang followed by grinding , caravan flapping around a little but nt as much as my hands on the wheel. Yes tyre blowout…
View MoreWe popped into Nindigully pub for lunch and liked the setting so much we stayed for an overnight in the car park. Great big sprawling pub with an inside and outside bar. There had been a big night before with a group of campers out the front hitting it off with the locals and the…
View MoreAs we left Goodwood station we had a wonderful sunrise bouncing off the clouds . Louise at the station told us that our nip across to Tilpa should only take 3.5 hours. It wasn’t long before we saw what looked like a very tall but narrow storm cloud travelling in the same direction as us…
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