Last night we stopped at Swinging Bridge at Cooyar, the go to place for us when heading west it seems. We had an early night as we knew we would be up early and on the road by 6am. It was a bit of a slow drive with road works, bad head winds, slow traffic … Continue reading Swinging Bridge to Tambo
Bush to Beach
We’re all going on a winter holiday. No more working for a week or two. Fun and laughter on our winter holiday. No more worries for me or you............ All hooked up, packed and raring to go on our 6 week winter holiday 🙂 Map shows our rough route with a few detours or two. … Continue reading Bush to Beach
Broadwater Reserve
We stayed 2 nights at Broadwater Reserve just north of Nanango in Qld. It is such a lovely place you could easily stay a week here. Access is via Broadwater Access Rd off the Burnett Hwy, approximately 20 km north of Nanango. There are no facilities here, you need to be self sufficient and take … Continue reading Broadwater Reserve
Benarkin
First Settlers Park Rest Area is a great area just off the D'Aguilar Hwy at Benarkin, not far from Blackbutt in Qld. 48hrs stay, open grassy area with plenty of flat spots. Toilets, showers, bins, dogs allowed, mobile reception, suitable for all types of RV’s and tents. There is also a small playground which our … Continue reading Benarkin
Toogoolawah
From Bonshaw we went via Texas which was indeed packed with campers, probably hunkering down while the school holidays were on. Plenty of space though. From there it was the back way up to Toowoomba. It is now a very busy place and so green compared to where we have been. Out to Hampton and down … Continue reading Toogoolawah
Let’s Shake it Down
This is our first real trip in the new van so will be a good shake down trip. We are heading south to the New England area. The route we are taking just happens to follow most of The Fossickers Way. We had the van hooked up and ready to go as soon as Chris … Continue reading Let’s Shake it Down
Barney’s Beach Thallon
We did some shopping in Goondiwindi, filled up with fuel and bought lunch. There are several really lovely parks in Goondiwindi, we think it’s a really nice town. After lunch we headed to Thallon a small country town west of Goondiwindi. Not a lot there, pub is supposed to have great meals. There is an … Continue reading Barney’s Beach Thallon
Boobera Lagoon
We left Bengalla Reserve this morning and called into Lees Reserve for a look. The water was definitely up a lot higher than the last time we were there. We had morning tea before heading into Goondiwindi. Due to Anzac Day part of the Main Street was blocked off and the place looked very busy. … Continue reading Boobera Lagoon
Bengalla Reserve
This trip we are looking for some serious RR after being very busy at home. We have 3 weeks away to fulfil that task. Leaving Brisbane and taking approximately a week to get to Lightning Ridge in NSW, our first stop was Bengalla Reserve on the Dumaresq River not far out of Goondiwindi. We have … Continue reading Bengalla Reserve
Homewood Bound
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