The wind did die down overnight and isn’t too bad this morning. We really need to go into Cloncurry, we umm and ahhh about doing a run in from here, nearly 120km round trip and then stay another night or 2 or stay here until lunch then just head off do our Cloncurry bits and … Continue reading Terry Smith Lookout
Corella Dam
What an awesome spot and great to see blue water and green grass. We have heard from several other travellers that this was a great spot but it was very busy and spots next to the water were hard to get. It is a large area with plenty of areas away from the water. We … Continue reading Corella Dam
Mary Kathleen
Wow this place is awesome. Mary Kathleen was originally a mining town but was abandoned in 1984 and uranium mining ceased in 1982. Uranium was discovered here in 1954 by Clem Walton and Norm McConachy and the township was named Mary Kathleen after Norm’s wife. The following year Rio Tinto developed the open cut mine … Continue reading Mary Kathleen
Mt Isa
The plan was to head into Mt Isa, fill up with fuel, water, have lunch and do some shopping. Well we and other travellers where surprised to find the main shops like Coles, Woolworths, Kmart etc where closed all day whereas places like Supercheap, Harvey Norman and a few other places were open, go figure. … Continue reading Mt Isa
Boulia
You don’t find the Min Min lights, they find you……… But I get ahead of myself. After leaving the Middleton Hotel we continued on the road towards Boulia and stopped at Cawnpore Lookout. Bit of a short steep walk from the parking space down the bottom and rocks can be lose so watch your step. … Continue reading Boulia
Middleton Hotel
We sat back and relaxed at the waterhole for the morning and packed up after lunch heading into Winton for a quick look at the new Waltzing Matilda Centre. Then it was then onto the Boulia Road heading towards Middleton Hotel for the night. Got there about arvo cuppa time, several other vanners here. Camping … Continue reading Middleton Hotel
Longreach
We drove the 25km into Longreach to go to the Stockman’s Hall of Fame. First stop was fill up with water which is across from the visitor information centre on the Cnr of Sandpiper and the Landsborough hwy in a large parking bay for caravans. The dump point is also in this area. A servo was … Continue reading Longreach
Muttaburra
Very peaceful night at Emu Rest Area at Aramac. Had a lovely long chat with 2 families with 11 kids between them who are on their way home after being away for 4 months. What an amazing adventure to have with their children one they will all remember for a long time. The road to … Continue reading Muttaburra
Lake Dunn Sculptures
Aramac is one of the oldest towns in the central west. Originally known as Marathon, it was later renamed after Robert Ramsey Mackenzie, the first explorer to the area who carved his name (R R Mac) on a tree that was later discovered by explorer William Landsborough and the name Aramac was born. It was … Continue reading Lake Dunn Sculptures
Tambo to Aramac
Apparently it got down to below zero last night, but it didn’t feel that cold in the van. After a quick fill of fuel we started heading to Blackall. On the way the Ute started playing up and Chris assumed it was water in the fuel filter. We stopped for morning tea and drained the … Continue reading Tambo to Aramac