Tues - 3/4/12 Driving on the way out to the dig tree we saw literally hundreds of kites. Kite convention. The road to Arrabury literally only just opened, lucky for us. Once we crossed into QLD we found ourselves on the tar, have to say it was very pleasant after the rough roads we had … Continue reading The Dig Tree
Q – Burke and Wills Dig Tree
Burke & Wills Dig Tree – B, $, OR, D. 46 km E of Innamincka. There was a fairly deep creek crossing to cross, road is rough in places. At the time we were there, there was a $11 management fee per car into the place but that including camping and staying as long as you … Continue reading Q – Burke and Wills Dig Tree
SA – Kings Site
Kings Site - OR, F, W, D. Kings Site is one of the many campsites around Innamincka along the Cooper Creek. You need a Desert Parks Pass to visit and camp in the Innamincka Regional Reserve. This site was overlooking the Cooper Creek. There is a long access road with several tracks leading off that we … Continue reading SA – Kings Site
Down to the corner store
Sun - 1/4/12 Ah love the smell of stinky water in the morning, the smell was quite strong, but you get used to it. Bit of a slower start this morning, we were on the road by 9.15am. We have lost count of how many lizards we have seen sunny themselves on the road. We … Continue reading Down to the corner store
Q – Paroo River QLD
Paroo River - B, W, F, D. 1.5km out of Eulo. Next to the Paroo river, close to road,. Camping on both sides of river, tracks that followed along the river had pull offs for camping. Lots of long grass along the river, clearer areas closer to the road. Not the best camping area but … Continue reading Q – Paroo River QLD
The Adventure Begins
Last night we stopped at Cooyar at Swinging Bridge. Flipping the trailer up for a quick over night worked well. We were on the road by 7.45, heavy dew last night so the canvas was packed up wet, all nice and dry in the trailer though. We had lunch at St George near the River. … Continue reading The Adventure Begins
Getting Ready
We have been very busy getting ourselves ready for a 2 week trip over Easter to corner country, heading off this Friday. Chris has been decking out the back of the Ute, with draws, water tank, generator, freezer, lights, places for all our bits and pieces, including recovery gear, tools, spare Ute parts, tables, chairs, … Continue reading Getting Ready
Evans Head – 16/11/2011
We have kind of gone from the sublime to the ridiculous at the moment. Our nice sea breeze has turned into gale force winds. The canvas on the trailer is flapping around, and every now and then when we get big gusts. Everything is holding and hopefully by the evening it would of calmed down … Continue reading Evans Head – 16/11/2011
Evans Head
It's been over 25 yrs since we were last at Evans Head at an Easter camp. Things have certainly changed, we noticed several new buildings as we drove in, we are yet to walk around town. We have booked into the Silversands Holiday Park for 2 nights on an unpowered site $21.50 per night and … Continue reading Evans Head
Mann River NSW
Our 2nd trip in the camper was to Andrew Drynan Park to meet up with the campertrailer.org group. A really nice friendly bunch of people, as newbies we were made to feel very welcome. There were many different campers, some quiet interesting, it was fun to talk to the owners and have them show us … Continue reading Mann River NSW