Outback Adventure 2019 Day 21 Longreach - Ilfracombe - Barcaldine - Blackall - Tambo - Augathella - Morven ANZAC Day in the Outback. I’ve never seen an ANZAC Day commemoration in the bush other than on TV. It was good to get another perspective on it rather than only from the ‘big smoke’. Most of the town of Longreach and surrounds must have turned out as well as it was packed. Great to see. The March wound along the main drag before finishing at the Mem...

Outback Adventure 2019 Day 20 McKinlay - Kynuna - Winton - Longreach The Brolgas did dance for our arrival into Longreach this afternoon - but first we were greeted by the 10 or so roosters that call tonight’s campsite home! We did get inundated with what we discovered to be Gidgee bugs last night at McKinlay. They came out in their thousands! Attracted by the lights we were invaded by them! All the recent rain from the ex cyclone that drenched these parts ...

Outback Adventure 2019 Day 19 Mount Isa - Cloncurry - McKinlay (Walkabout Creek Hotel) We went mining today so we needed to get up early to get underway. Unfortunately the flies also decided to wake up at the same time! We left our campsite just before 8 to head into Mount Isa to see if we could do the Hard Times Mine tour. It’s a tour we couldn’t do last time we were up this way because Cayla was too young. The 9am tour was booked out but they had asked ...

Outback Adventure 2019 Day 18 Karla Karla (Devils Marbles) - Tennant Creek - Threeways Roadhouse - Barkly Homestead - Cammoweal - WW2 Historic Site (Barkly Highway) It was quite a hot night last night at the Marbles and so all the windows were open to let in the breeze which picked up to a gale during the night. We awoke at 6.30 to the most magical colours of the sunrise and so were quickly out of bed to watch what would materialise. Like last night- it didn...

Day 77 Agnes Water - Bundaberg - Childers - Hervey Bay " Hit city Sharp nights Rag clothing Dancing on the Jetty......" And the wind did howl and the caravan did shake and things went flying in the night ! Last night the wind really picked up. So much so that half the park was awake just before midnight busily packing up awnings and preparing the storm kits! I had to tape the power outlet cover that was banging against the van.... At least with the howlin...