Our late morning drive to Winton from Longreach was pretty quiet, passing only a few roadtrains and other caravanners heading in the opposite direction. We knew that the caravan park options were all booked out so we headed straight for the Tourist Information section of the Waltzing Matilda Centre. Here we were able to book …
The second big attraction in Longreach that we visited was the QANTAS Founders Museum. As I previously mentioned booking ahead is essential. Sadly, due to the influx of travellers from the Birdsville Big Red Bash, by the time we came to book our days and options were limited. So on our last day we visited …
Back in Barcaldine we had sundowners with the couple in the caravan next door and visiting the various sites in Longreach and Winton entered the conversation. We had been thinking of booking a few days ahead but they mentioned that at least a week ahead would be wise due to the high numbers of caravanners …
Continue reading Longreach’s Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame
Well. We finally reached Longreach just after midday. From Dromana it had been just over 2000 kms. The reality was that I had planned this trip during January of 2020 and due to covid19 lockdowns it had taken us nearly two years to actually arrive here with our caravan. The trip north had given us …
Our journey from Barcaldine to Longreach was only about an hour and a quarter to the west. However just 27 kms shy of Longreach is a little town that is definitely punching above its weight for caravaners or travellers. As we drove into town it was just about morning tea time so we pulled in …
Continue reading Ilfracombe – a little town punching above its weight.
By the next morning the rain had ceased which was a good thing as we had a pretty big day (about 400 kms) of towing ahead of us again. After breakfast we were soon packed up and on our way north. The first town we passed was Augathella. We'd heard nice things about their town …
Stopping in Bourke had been an interesting and enjoyable experience. Next we were headed north into Queensland. We couldn't help but be amused by the sign as we departed from Mitchell Caravan park. No, we didn't leave anything or anyone behind! On the outskirts of town we passed a couple of billabongs of the mighty …
After our visit to the information centre at the Back O'Bourke Centre we knew we had made a good decision to stay here a few days and visit some of the historical attractions. Back in town we parked down near the old wharf which dated back to the days in the 1800s when Bourke was …
After spending winter of 2020 at home I began revising plans I had made to spend time in Queensland last year for this year and hoped that Melbourne, and the Mornington Peninsula, could stay out of lockdown long enough for us to escape. A fourth lockdown in late May caused some anxious moments but the …
For our last day based at Bribie Island we drove down to Brisbane. We met an old friend of ours, Rex, who we had travelled around India with back in 2013. Most years he comes down to the Australian Open tennis in Melbourne and we meet up. So we thought it was time we visited …
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