Balonne River at St George – OR, M, W, F, D, ND. Camping is below the weir at St George, just over the Bridge. Access can be a little rough in places. Several areas to camp near the river or further up. Short pleasant walk into town. Drinking water to fill up water tanks is available at … Continue reading Q – Balonne River at St George
St George, Qld
Usually when we stay at Swinging Bridge it’s a one night stop and a quick early get away in the morning. This time it was nice to have a leisurely breakfast, let the canvas dry, go for a walk all before packing up. We had morning tea under the shade of the trees enjoying the … Continue reading St George, Qld
Go West young man, Go West
That is the plan this trip, to head west of home for a few weeks, just following our nose, stopping at whatever takes our fancy. But our distance west won't be any further than St George, QLD, due to time and a dog that is still not keen on car travel. Since we have travelled … Continue reading Go West young man, Go West
Home Sweet Home
7/08/2014 - It doesn't seem to matter how long you are away for, when it's time to go home, you are keen to get there. For us it's catch up with family and friends. Don't like the unpacking, packing is so much more fun 🙂 .We have a few repairs to do on the Ute … Continue reading Home Sweet Home
Maranoa District
6/8/14 - Chris had to change a slow leaking tyre this morning, the same tyre that came off the ute on the Tanami, which seems so long ago now. The tyre has done well really, considering everything it has been through, it is hopefully repairable. We have passed through Mitchell so many times and have … Continue reading Maranoa District
Back to Blackall
4/8/14 - It's nice to have options and the time to explore them. We have changed our minds about which was to head home several times. The Hot Pools at Blackall won out, we enjoyed them so much the first time we thought it would be nice to come back home this way and have … Continue reading Back to Blackall
Riversleigh Fossil Centre – Mt Isa
3/8/14 - We had been to the Riversleigh Fossil site near Lawn Hill on a previous trip in 2012, and to be honest it didn't mean or do a lot for us. However the Fossil Centre in at Mt Isa helped shine a light, more information and the significance of the Riversleigh site. It would … Continue reading Riversleigh Fossil Centre – Mt Isa
Mount Isa
2/08/14 - We had booked into do the Hard Times Mine Tour, we decided to go for the package tour 1 which included Riversleigh Fossil Centre and the Isa Experience & The Gallery, cost $59 each. Tickets for the Fossil Centre and Isa Experience last until 5pm the following day, so effectively 2 days. Our … Continue reading Mount Isa
South to Mt Isa
1/8/14 - Well it was time to leave this amazing place and head south down the Riversleigh Road towards Mt Isa. We stopped in at Adels Grove to top up the fuel tank $2.05l. Just before we hit the bitumen on the road from Riversleigh towards Camooweal we came across 3 guys who had just … Continue reading South to Mt Isa
Day 3 – Lawn Hill
31/7/14 - Pancakes for breaky then paddle up the gorge again. Good to see the gorge at different times of the day, both sides of the gorge were lit up by the morning sun. It was busier in the mornings, with all the hire canoes out. With having our own we can take our time … Continue reading Day 3 – Lawn Hill