South to Cobar and Griffith
Over the last two days, we have driven a short way from Bourke to Cobar (160 km) and then today 360 kilometres from Cobar to Griffith There was nothing whatsover between Bourke and Griffith, so we arrived at lunchtime and had the afternoon to look around the town. In my early planning, I had thought […]
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Exploring the Town of Bourke
Today was a leisurely rest day from driving and an opportunity to explore this significnat outback town. We started late with a breakfast roll at the local bakery, but the weather was too hot (37C) for a lot of walking around. However, we explored a number of historic sites and retreated to our motel room […]
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South to Bourke
Before leaving Charleville we had a look around the town. It is a rural service centre on the Warrego River. With a population of over 3,000, it is the largest town in South West Queensland and became an important transportation stopover between the vast properties of western Queensland and the vital railhead at Roma. Today […]
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Charleville
Today, we drove 515 kilometres from Longreach to Charleville. It was a longer day than we would have liked , but there really wasn’t anywhere else to stop.This route took us through a number of historic towns that are imprtant in Australia’s history. Not far from Longreach, we came to to the town of Ilfracombe. […]
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Longreach
Hughenden, our previous stop is a nondescript and uninspiring town. It has a small main street with a newsagent and a few other shops, many are vacant. One of the stores had a faded sign in the window which read ”Gone to an appointment and will be back as soon as possible”. The bakery is […]
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Hughenden
Tonight, we are staying in a cabin in the Allen Terry Caravan Park in Hughenden. It’s a typical outback caravan park with sites for caravans and tents as well as a few cabins. Of course, it also has the obvious shower and toilet block along with a camp kitchen. It’s named after a previous mayor […]
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We Are In Charters Towers Tonight
With only an hour and a half to travel to Charters Towers from Townsville, we could take it easy. So, in the morning, we pottered around a couple of Townsville’s sights that we hadn’t yet explored. At the very end of The Strand in Townsville is Kissing Point Fort. It overlookis Cleveland Bay and was […]
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Townsville
There was a news report last week aboiut a man in Queensland who had died from a snakebite after helping to remove a snake which had coiled around his friend’s leg. It happened at Koumala, a town 60km south of Mackay, shortly after 6.30pm on last Saturday evening. They were at Koumala State School, attending […]
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Cairns Nature Parks
We’ve had two days to explore Cairns and its environs and we chose to visit some of the places that had a natural flavour. Kuranda is a town in the hills to the west of Cairns and it can be reached by vintage train, a seven-kilometre long aerial cableway or a windy mountain road. Being […]
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Exploring Cairns City
I have two favourite websites / apps that I use when we are travelling around Australia. Aussietowns.com.au is a wonderful source oif information on the major towns that we visit. It provides the origin of a town’s name, its history and things to see and do both in the town and around it. It was […]
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Cairns
Our drive to Cairns yesterday was unrushed and pleasant although getting to the ferry across the Daintree River meant dealing with some vicious speed humps. These have been built on the road wherever people are likely to be present – near homes, beaches or visitor attractions. The worst are the ones in which rocks have […]
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Two Days at Cape Tribulation
We said goodbye to Port Douglas yesterday moring after having a quick look at two of its historic sights. One was ‘St Mary’s by the Sea’ Church. Built in 1880 on the hill in Port Douglas, this historic church was relocated to the current site in 1988. The Church was fully-restored over a long and […]
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