I, Kate have come down with a cold that had me coughing all last night. So we have decided to cut our time away short by a few days and head for home. We are missing our dog Jess as well. We stopped at Blackall for a few hrs break and dip at the hot … Continue reading Homewood Bound
Lara Wetlands
Barcaldine was a hive of activity, so many parked vans we lost count. Nice tidy friendly little town. Our friends had told us of this wonderful place with an Artesian pool, wetlands with lots of birds, free canoes to use, hot showers and toilets. Fire pit at each site with free wood. We had driven … Continue reading Lara Wetlands
Matilda Way
We arrived in Winton about morning tea time. After a cuppa we had a walk up the Main Street and checked out the new building being built to replace the Waltzing Matilda Centre that unfortunately burnt down a few years ago. So good to see they are replacing it, the old one was great. After … Continue reading Matilda Way
Lark Quarry
Lark Quarry was really interesting and very impressive. The tour starts off with a series of short videos and talk by one of the tour guides telling you about the history of Lark Quarry, how the first footprint was discovered and the events that led on from there over many years before the actual stampede … Continue reading Lark Quarry
Diamantina National Park
Boom or Bust, Water or Dust, as isolated as it is dusty, at times you can be cut off at the Diamantina by overflowing clay pans or flood waters spilling from the multiple river channels. Seems a great advertising for the park as found in one of the brochures. Sounds very inviting. Our experience was … Continue reading Diamantina National Park
Bedourie, an Oasis in the Desert
Bedourie means "dust storm" population 120. Is perched on a sand dune and surrounded by Eyre Creek. In the 1880's Bedourie was a major watering and rest stop for drivers moving cattle from NT and NW Qld to Birdsville. Bedourie is home to the Bedourie Camp Oven. In 1920's a tin smith constructed the camp oven … Continue reading Bedourie, an Oasis in the Desert
Birdsville the Modern Big Smoke
"Your great Outback escape awaits you. Deep in the heart of wild and isolated country you will find the frontier town of Birdsville. Situated between the eastern edge of the Simpson Desert, the vast gibber plains of the Sturt Stony Desert to the south and rich in Channel Country to the north. It was once … Continue reading Birdsville the Modern Big Smoke
Big Bad Red
Chris was keen to do the run up Big Red. He took an easy track to drop me off at the top, so I could take pics. He lowered tyre pressure even more and went back down. View of the road heading towards Birdsville. View back the way we had come over the Simpson Desert. … Continue reading Big Bad Red
Poeppel Corner
Another one of the markers showing distance, with someone's added creation. We did the slight detour into Poeppel Corner, that's the three corners for us now, great view over the lake. Poepple Corner marks the junction of three states. We popped back onto the small section of French Line to finish it all before hooking onto … Continue reading Poeppel Corner
French Line continued
We decided to get up early and hopefully make Birdsville and back to the comfort of the trailer. Not that we have been uncomfortable in the tent or on the air bed, in fact we were quite comfy. Just setting it all up was getting a bit thin. Even though we had made things as … Continue reading French Line continued