Ipswich
. Another ShowGround Ipswich was the next stop which we headed off to the following day and we were excited to be getting to spend an evening with another of our Sons and his Family. We decided not to stay…
Western Downs Pt2
. Stunning We arrived at the Chinchilla Weir after only a short drive, with a stop-off at the grocery store on the way – and let ourselves in through the locked gate of the Ski Club, as we’d been directed…
Western Downs
. Our next Travel Day was through to Chinchilla, and we were pretty excited to be going to see one of our Sons, as we hadn’t managed to catch up for about 2 years! Break-time Along the way, we stopped…
Tambo
. Tambo The road to Tambo was good for the most part, and Mabi even lay down for a bit while we were driving for the first time since we left the Farm again, numerous weeks ago. We chose to…
Blackall pit-stop
Woolscour Blackall was the ½ way stopover point for our usual walk, wee and morning-tea, so we stopped in at the Blackall Woolscour, which is the last remaining steam operated wool washing plant in Australia, and is a living museum.…
Lake Dunn
. Chores Before leaving Barcaldine to head to Lake Dunn, we had a few chores to get sorted, so headed off back in to town to get fuel and gas, and to visit the (only!) local windscreen guy, to get…
Barcaldine
. The drive from Longreach felt like a realllly long one, and we were glad to land in the pretty little town that is Barcaldine. Wandering We were all very ready to stretch our legs and shake off the road…
Charters Again
Charters Towers We missed out on stopping in to our youngest Daughters place in Townsville this time around, as she was rostered on all week at work, and her in-laws and their dog were in residence to help out with…
Kurrimine & Rollingstone
After a whirlwind visit to the Farm and our attendance at the Family wedding, we were quickly back on the road again, itching to head first back to the beach to get back into the swing of ‘road-life’, then back…
The Farm & A Wedding
Back To the Farm The drive up the range to our Farm was a bit on the quiet side, but once we arrived it was nice to be able to throw all the doors open and air the place out…
Lucinda
Townsville to Lucinda On the way North, we stopped off at Frances Creek Rest Area for the obligatory wander and wee. It’s another well kept and pretty Rest Area, with great amenities, including electric BBQs that are clean and the…
Rollingstone & Townsville
Rollingstone We desperately felt in need of some serene beach-time after around 5 weeks in the red dust of the outback, so took in 3 nights while we could get them, at one of our favorite haunts at Rollingstone Beach…
Charters Towers
Poppet Head & GoldTower When we first arrived at Charters Towers, we went to the Poppet Head Plaza at the rather controversial GoldTower precinct – which officially opened in December of 2022 – to have a look at the mosaic…
All the P’s
Prairie On the way to our next landing pad, we stopped off in Prairie, because, well, who wouldn’t want to stop at such a lovely sounding place!?! The Lions Park was the perfect place to have a stretch of the…
Hughenden
When we decided to leave Richmond, we looked up and made a call to the landline of the Hughenden Caravan Park. We got voicemail and duly left a message, not feeling great about getting a callback after our last…
Richmond
Richmond – sorta.. The rain had set in overnight, so when we left from Julia Creek most of the drive to Richmond was spent in the rain, with some of it being quite heavy. Our first stop in Richmond…
