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
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
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
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
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 – 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
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
Birdsville Track
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
SA – Cooper Creek
Cooper Creek, - T, F, OR, DW, D. 146 km NE of Maree, on the Birdsville Track. Can camp within 1km of the toilets. Drinking water tap, more open area under the trees near the toilets. Tracks lead further into the scrub where you can find an open area to camp here and there. Rating – … Continue reading SA – Cooper Creek
SA – Clayton’s Campground
Clayton's Campground - T, S, OR, $. 54 km N of Maree on the Birdsville Track. Clayton's is a beaut spot to stop, loos, showers, hot tub all for $10 a car per night. There are even some instructions on how to fill the hot tub and use it. 53kms north of Maree. Rating - 3