We got up pretty smartly this morning to pop down to the markets at the Sunset Tavern, walking distance from the park. Even at that time it was warming up and we knew we were in for a hot day. There was only a handful of stalls and not the sort of things we were … Continue reading Croydon
Karumba, Outback by the sea
Karumba, “Outback by the Sea” is a pretty good description of Karumba. The beach is not a typical beach we see on the east coast. There is no green grass or white sandy beaches, can’t even walk in the shallows of the water due to crocs. The water is an amazing blue colour, the shoreline … Continue reading Karumba, Outback by the sea
Normanton
There were several big trucks passing by overnight, making it a bit noisy at times, overall all a good place to stop for the night. The road up to Burke and Wills Roadhouse was very good and 2 lanes. From there to Normanton the road was rougher and at times only single lane. We were … Continue reading Normanton
Terry Smith Lookout
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