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 …
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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 …
After a relaxing start and latish breakfast we drove into Rockhampton from Yeppoon. It's a city which lies slightly inland on the Fitzroy River and straddles the Tropic of Capricorn. Here are two photos of us showing that south of the Tropic it is a temperate zone and north of it you're obviously in a …
For our fourth day based in Yeppoon we decided to stay closer to 'home'. In the morning we took a ten minute drive up to nearby Lammermoor so we could do some walking in their Native gardens. On their information board they showed seven possible walking zones on multiple trails. We parked at the Lioness …
After another leisurely start to the day of breakfast followed by cut lunch preparation we drove north about 10:00 from Yeppoon to Byfield State Forest for the day. Initially we headed to the Upper Stoney day use area. As we left our parked car we couldn't help but notice the amazing reflection in the Stoney …
When you think you have escaped bad weather, hearing rain on the caravan roof isn't what you want to hear. Fortunately by the next morning it had stopped. We had read on the caravan park information board there was a market in nearby Emu Park so after breakfast we drove down to Emu Park. We …
Our ability to travel has become severely limited to Covid 19. Going overseas isn't possible and even after a vaccine is freely administered we would think twice about heading anywhere out of the Asia-Pacific region given how poorly some countries have managed to control its spread. Even our state borders have been locked down several …
Nothing like a sleep-in to make you realise you're on holidays. After driving 2100kms in the previous six days it was wonderful to not have to wake up early and hit the road. So after a late breakfast and a casual read of the news online we headed off for a walk at Mulambin Beach, …
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