Travels around a wide brown land.
So we needed a way to finish off our exciting adventure and the Victorian High Country was calling. With the ‘campanionship’ of the Meandering Middos and a couple of extra Middo family members we hit the road again. The first stop was Bright where we had to partake in a Bright Brewery Beer while waiting …
Continue reading "Week 50 – 51 – A final hoorah and a family Christmas"
From Quorn we headed straight into Adelaide. We found a nice and reasonably priced caravan park not too far out of town. We had made a promise to the kids at some point between Queensland and South Australia that if they behaved we would take them to the zoo. Whilst the kids’ good behaviour only …
Continue reading "Week 48-49 – A zoo, a cold snap and a surprise"
We left Eromanga after a windy and rainy night and headed for South Australia and the famous Innamincka Pub. On the way we drove through an interesting sight of heaps of pumps in the area of Australia’s largest onshore oil field. It was cool to see these donkey pumps just churning away in the middle …
Continue reading "Week 48 – Australian history, a track, a bore and more history"
From Maryborough we turned inland to explore central and western QLD. The first long day via the back roads took us to Miles, where we found a lovely riverside free camp for the night. After a quick visit to the information centre to buy a cloth badge we hit the road again headed for Charleville. …
A fun drive from Agnes Waters through Deepwater National Park and the funny named Baffle Creek (we didn't understand why to was called a creek...it was baffling) we arrived in Bundaberg. Given our previous bad luck with coastal camping and weather, we thought we’d chance it and stay out at Bargara. Not a bad spot …
Continue reading "Week 44 to 46 – Birthday, Bundy and a rodeo"
After our little gem of a week, we found ourselves in the big smoke again. While Rockhampton was the business centre of the area, we decided to stay out in Yeppoon. To treat ourselves a little and because of the heat, we stayed in a Big4 caravan park. Needless to say for the cost we …
As we drove towards the coast, we found a little place called Rubyvale. This place was said to be the spot to fossick for gems. So glad that we found this spot. The caravan park was awesome, there was a great friendly pub across the road and we pretty much spent the time finding bags …
Moving on from Ringers Rest saw us heading toward Innot Hot Springs as our first nights destination, with some very hot, hot springs and artesian pools. Our day included a trip to the historic village at Herberton. This place was a huge surprise. The village was amazing, rivalling Sovereign Hill, but a whole heap less …
Continue reading "Week 39 – 40 – Dinosaurs, Fossils and Heat"
We worked out that the Atherton Tablemands is a pretty big area, so we based ourselves in Mereeba at a wonderful place called Ringers Rest (look it up for a place to stay). Dave, the owner, is an ex ringer and is the most kind and genuine bloke you could meet. We got to feed …
Continue reading "Week 37-38 -The varied offerings of the Tablelands"
After spending a couple of weeks in the dust and dirt, it was very special to be able to stay at Chili Beach, a beautiful tropical paradise on the east coast of the Cape. It is no wonder that this place is difficult to book as it is hugely popular. We also had the pick …
Continue reading "Week 35-36 – Tropical beaches to rainforest"
