This is a journal of our trip out west in August and September of 2007. Our plan is to drive to Birdsville following the Birdsville and Oodnadatta Tracks to the Stuart Highway, heading north. We would then stop at Uluru and Alice Springs and continue home via Tennant Creek and Mt Isa. Some short instructions in looking at this diary. We have used Google Maps to provide a complete Route Map. At … Continue reading →
Today we thought we might fish or walk or both. I looked through the maps and the closest fishing spot was “Storm King Dam” about eight kilometres out-of-town. We found the place okay and it is clearly a stocked dam by the locals. In the pub on Friday night we had seen a sign that said they supported the stocking … Continue reading →
We had booked a wine tour, so we set off in a bus around the region. The good organisation of these guys surprised me. The district is heavy into growing fruit, vege, grapes and a few olives. It’s a great place to spend time. We started out first picking up another group that were in some back country cottages , … Continue reading →
Drove down to Stanthorpe left around 7.30 and went via the office then on south west and we arrived around 11:30. Stopped for gas at Warwick, the guy at the gas station said it has not rained since Christmas. The wind had been blowing from the south and this was wrong for rain it had to come from the west. … Continue reading →
It was close to 9am by the time we left Charters Towers on Saturday morning. We are all fuelled up and on the road south to Emerald. Much the same scenery as yesterday, but with a few more cars and less road trains. We drove through Emerald just after 2pm, so we agreed on 3.30 as our “stop and look … Continue reading →
