Julia Creek – home of the Dirt n Dust … and crays
Doc and I passed through Julia Creek on our way back from the Cape a couple of years ago. We stopped for lunch at the pub, picked up some groceries, had a look through the …
Queensland
Alice Springs to Mount Isa
Mt Isa. What can I say? Broken Hill it aint. After 15 hours in the mining town in western Queensland I was ready to leave again, and not just because the Wallabies lost to the …
Getting into trouble … or just another adventure
We had our first trouble yesterday. About 140k into the 400km from Winton to Boulia the car started to lose power. “Uh, oh” I thought “We could be in trouble”
On the road less travelled
When I’m travelling I like driving on smaller roads rather than main highways. The occasional people you see always wave and you get some magnificent sights, particularly the abundance of birds and animals. Here’s a …
Blackall, the Heartland Festival in the heart of southern outback Queensland
Blackall – despite warnings on the way up we had a fabulous time. The Blackall Heartland Festival is quite unlike other outback festivals. There isn’t a horse, cow, sheep or camel in sight. Except for …
Camel races, desert races, long lunches and Poddy Dodgers – a festival for everybody
Now that my little rant yesterday is over, it’s time to get back to the business at hand. Planning my next trip away. I can’t believe how fast the time is going. In three weeks …