Roads Less Travelled

We didn’t have a very early start. Said our goodbyes to Gabby and Pete who were hoping to get their car back later that day. Meant to tell you that when a low usage part is required for any vehicles in these small towns they have to either be flown in or trucked in. Pete’s…

Arrived at Mount Isa to see the famous smoke stacks. Well I say famous, it is the first thing you see as you approach the ISA, that followed by the slag heaps. Isa has one of the most productive Zinc, Lead, Copper and Silver mines in the world. After we set up at camp we…

Decided not to stay at Cloncurry but push on to Corella Dam which turned out to be a great spot. Quite a few people camping here and some are even spending weeks here and fishing etc. Would stay there again. The next day we stopped in at the Mary Kathleen Mine. A town that has…

On the way to Winton we stopped over at the Age of The Dinosaurs in Corfield at the jump ups. It was hellish hot, but we did the tour of the laboratory as well as the digs. Very awesome to see these fossils dating back an impossible number of years to imagine. Then on to…

Barcaldine was an interesting little town and birth plan red of the Labor party who have just taken over the government. Not a fan as I have no faith in their leadership capabilities. I fear for the economy as well as our security. Here’s hoping they do it right this time around. Arrived in longreach…

Left Roma for a long drive to Augathella. Stopped in at Mitchell to take a picture of the artwork depicting the capture of the Knife brothers. Then off again and the reason it turned into a long day was mainly because we had a slow leak on one of the van tyres and I had…

So we left the wedding and headed into Woodford for a coffee and some quick planning. Drove to Walla and found the roads narrow and very bumpy. Because we left late we couldn’t make Chinchilla as planned. Pulled up at Walla in the dark and found a free overnight stop one road back from the…

Left the Greens and headed to Micks to pick up the caravan. Headed west to Stoney Creek which is close to Woodford, where they have the music festival.We found the property, headed onto the farm track and through the gate. At this stage the track consists of two tyre marks through the long grass and…

Left the Whites, destination, the Greens. But first we dropped the van in Burpengary at Micks house which is the closest point to where he is going to get married in 2 days time. So here we are again, turning up like a bad penny at the Greens on the Gold Coast. Took a lot…

We left the Schutte’s around 11am and headed back to the highway in Taree only to end up back in the heavy traffic. Road works causing incredible problems as traffic tries to squeeze into two lanes. The mind boggles but I guess work goes on. We popped into Ricardoes Tomatoes and had lunch. Also bought…