Wed 11th - Our night time spot was a beauty, awesome place to watch the sunset and a nice quiet night. A bit of a breeze came up during the night, keeping the canvas dry and making it a tad cool in the morning. Also blew away any clouds so clear blue skies 181 km's … Continue reading Birdsville Track
Birdsville and the Birdsville Track
Tues 10th - We woke to a wet foggy morning, we could hear the drip drip drip coming off the branches above us, dripping onto the canvas. Don't think there has been any rain just very heavy fog, at 9.30 it still hasn't lifted. As we don't have the annex up we have retreated into … Continue reading Birdsville and the Birdsville Track
Q – Windmill Rest Area
Windmill Rest Area - OR, F, M, D. Rest area along the Diamantina River. Large dusty area, lots of trees, ground is sloppy in many places. Difficult to access river. Rating – 3
Cooper Creek to Birdsville
Mon 9th - Mmm be good if we could keep this place to ourselves. We woke to the sounds of birds chirping, expecting grey skies we were pleased to see blue sky with fluffy white clouds. There is loads of birds life here, could easy spend the day relaxing by the Cooper taking birds photos. … Continue reading Cooper Creek to Birdsville
Q – Cooper Creek
Cooper Creek – W, OR, T, F, D. 10kms out of Windorah. Upper area has toilets, bin. Camping on both sides of the river. Upper areas like a big pull off, down the tracks to the to the river. On one side there is a 12kms nature drive, assume you can camp along much of … Continue reading Q – Cooper Creek
Q – Neil Turner Weir
Neil Turner Weir – T, B, F, OR, M, BR, D. Turn off 2km out of Mitchell, large areas along the weir. Large grassy day time area. Lots of trees, free firewood excellent spot for a night or two not far off the hwy. Rating – 4
Swinging Bridge to Cooper Creek
Sat 7th - It was rather chilly when we arrived at Swinging Bridge rest area, but we were soon set up, heater on and snuggled up in bed. The earliest night in months. We had a leisurely morning hitting the road by 8.45am. The drive into Roma was a bit slow with lots of road … Continue reading Swinging Bridge to Cooper Creek
The adventure begins
Friday 6th July - Well we are all packed, hooked up and raring to go on our biggest trip yet, 8 weeks, yeah. There has been a lot of preparation for this trip, loads of cooking and pre mixes ready to go. Being restricted on foods does make things a bit more difficult and creates … Continue reading The adventure begins
All good things come to an end
Friday - 13/4/12 It was a bit noisy last night with trucks and cars on the hwy throughout the night. Much prefer those quiet country roads. It was most likely our last night of having a shower under the stars. Was a little cool, not like out west where we hardly needed any hot water. … Continue reading All good things come to an end
Q – Bedford Weir Reserve
Bedford Weir Recreational Reserve and Camping - T, S, B, W, F, OR, M, D. BR. This is an awesome spot, only a few km's outside Blackwater. Large grassy areas, trees, weir. Very friendly caretakers. Dogs allowed on leash. Free for up to 7 days, supported by the local council, very popular spot. Next G mobile … Continue reading Q – Bedford Weir Reserve