Foiled again, Qld wet season was another beauty, with record floods out west and the rest of QLD receiving lots of rain with some of the dirt roads in FNQ and out west still closed. And to top it off Cyclone Ului has crossed the QLD coast as a category 3 cyclone at Airlie Beach. … Continue reading Prelude:
Day 35 & 36 – 12th to 13th May
We spent the last few days of our trip at Girraween National Park; strangely enough it was the coldest nights and mornings of our trip here. Hey this is Qld not supposed to be like that. Girraween can indeed get very cold. But it’s a very special place. We just relaxed and enjoyed the last … Continue reading Day 35 & 36 – 12th to 13th May
Day 17 – Sat 13th
Sadly our epic adventure is coming to an end, our last night, despite the sickness and getting bogged it has been a great trip. We have certainly had a few new experiences and visited some great locations, learnt a few more things along the way. We are all revved up and keen to get going … Continue reading Day 17 – Sat 13th
Day 16 – Friday 12th
Our night at Emerald wasn’t as bad as we expected. The road quieten down fairly early, we did have a very long coal train go over our heads about 2.30am and another one a bit later, that woke us up. We stopped at the Blackwater International Coal Centre that had only been open for 2 … Continue reading Day 16 – Friday 12th
Day 15 – Thurs 11th
We left Carnarvon at 8.30am, went past the Fairburn Dam on the way to Emerald, the one that was on the news recently with the flood and water pouring over the overflow. It is one huge dam, very muddy at the moment. Also saw another Echidna crossing the road, it was nearly half way across … Continue reading Day 15 – Thurs 11th
Day 14 – Wed 10th
This rotten cough is hard to kick, it had another go at me yesterday and last night, had to start off sleeping sitting up. Chris was up at 3am this morning but he can say that bit. While Chris was away I did a big clean up of the van all ready to head off … Continue reading Day 14 – Wed 10th
Day 13 – Tue 9th
Well we did it again, up at 5am, on the track walking by 6.15am. The crossings were much better this time so made the whole walk a lot quicker, out of 9 crossings I only took my shoes off once. Actually more than 9 as there were some other crossing into the Amphitheatre. This time … Continue reading Day 13 – Tue 9th
Day 12 – Mon 8th
Big sleep in, NOT a kid next door was screaming his head off before 6.30am. Thank goodness they left today. A new lot filled there spot within minutes. An older couple in a 5th wheeler. People come and people go pretty quick around here. Today is a rest day and bit of a clean up … Continue reading Day 12 – Mon 8th
Day 11 – Sun 7th
My friend Judy would be proud, we were up at 5am, left the park just before 6am, and no one was stirring not even a mouse. On the track walking by 6.15am, it was rather chilly. Out of 22 creek crossings up to Big Bend I kept my runners on for 4 of them, the … Continue reading Day 11 – Sun 7th
Day 10 – Sat 6th
Blue Sky nothing but blue sky, yippee finally some of the blue stuff no clouds in site. Good start to the day, I also finally got to sleep lying down, woke to a big coughing fit and the voice is a long way from normal but I am on the mend. The people next to … Continue reading Day 10 – Sat 6th