Last night we stopped at Swinging Bridge at Cooyar, the go to place for us when heading west it seems. We had an early night as we knew we would be up early and on the road by 6am. It was a bit of a slow drive with road works, bad head winds, slow traffic … Continue reading Swinging Bridge to Tambo
Benarkin
First Settlers Park Rest Area is a great area just off the D'Aguilar Hwy at Benarkin, not far from Blackbutt in Qld. 48hrs stay, open grassy area with plenty of flat spots. Toilets, showers, bins, dogs allowed, mobile reception, suitable for all types of RV’s and tents. There is also a small playground which our … Continue reading Benarkin
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First we would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and hope you had a great Christmas with family and friends. 2018 didn't end the best for us. Chris had been very ill for several months and early Dec went to have an exploratory procedure done that didn't quite go according to plan. It … Continue reading Next Chapter
Old Andado Station
We were told by a traveller at Dalhousie that the road up to Old Andado was really good and they had gone at 70-80kms an hour but you could go even faster. There are two ways to Old Andado, one is up the Binns Track, the other is via Charlotte Waters and New Crown. One … Continue reading Old Andado Station
Mt Dare Hotel
The word had obviously spread that coming the way we did was the better road to Mt Dare as there was a bit of traffic on it going both ways. The road was pretty good, apart from the last 10km to Mt Dare. We filled up both tanks at Mt Dare, the guy had a … Continue reading Mt Dare Hotel
Blood Creek and Federal Station
We have been up to watch every sunrise since we have been in the desert. My friend would be proud, just don't tell her it rises later over here 😛 We had a big day ahead of us and wanted the option of being able to camp on route so we packed everything up and … Continue reading Blood Creek and Federal Station
Oasis in the desert
It was a very quiet night apart from the dingoes howling. Yummy pancakes for breakfast while we discussed our plans for the next few days. First up was secure the tent as we had some serious soaking to do. A soak in the hot spring before we had morning tea. Then we did a walk … Continue reading Oasis in the desert
Dalhousie
We were up early and on the road by 9am wanting to be at Dalhousie for lunch. The small section of the French Line we went on had much smaller sandhills than we had been on the day before but they were far more chopped up. Some big holes in the dunes. We made Purni … Continue reading Dalhousie
Back on the Rig
The Rig was also pretty corrugated to start with. We came across James and Trinity from Bulldust and Backroads who we had been chatting to via the MySwag forum, it was nice to meet face to face and see that they were safe and enjoying their own adventure on the Simmo. Approx 6km further up the … Continue reading Back on the Rig
Knolls Track, WAA Line & Erabena Track
Chris decided he liked the idea of doing a slight detour off the Rig Road and take the Knolls Track up to the WAA Line across to the Erabena Track and then back onto the Rig. The Knolls Track runs from the Rig Road to the French Line. It is sandy in the southern end … Continue reading Knolls Track, WAA Line & Erabena Track