Well, here’s the thing. It wasn’t the run in with the cattle grid. It wasn’t the umpteenth spring replacement. Not even the near death experience with that crocodile shook my confidence. A nagging voice deep in the recesses, started asking the question, “Where to now?” Despite the congestion of locations on my website map, IContinue reading “The Epilogue”
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Cape York – Cooktown to Weipa
So, it was decided. It was ‘on’! We left the Lions Den the next morning for a twenty minute drive into Cooktown, just for a look around. A true town (2 pubs), steeped in history as an enforced lay-up by Captain Cook and the Endeavour. The prawn trawlers are based here and had we moreContinue reading “Cape York – Cooktown to Weipa”
Farmer Wants a Life
I guess the first question you might want to ask is, “How did you wind up on a five hundred acre hay farm in Central Queensland?” Well, there’s a Facebook group called Grey Nomad Caretakers where farmers and rural property owners can offer farm sitting and paid casual employment, usually because they’re off on theirContinue reading “Farmer Wants a Life”
Akubra Country
The Jeep was not happy. A quick call to my engine rebuilder at Miner’s Mate in Mt Isa was my first call. The symptoms were quickly diagnosed. There was a problem with one of the intercooler hoses and the computer had put the Jeep in Limp mode to prevent overheating. There was no immediate dramaContinue reading “Akubra Country”
Run to Paradise
You know the old saying, “It’s no the destination, it’s the journey”, but as you know, this adventurer is very big on destinations. As promised, my next big destinations are the North Queensland Coast and the gulf country. My jumping off point will be The Scenic Rim, just north of the NSW border, then aContinue reading “Run to Paradise”
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Mystery Roads and Canyons Part 1
I knew where this years travels would end. I’d be heading for the Victorian coast for the summer, as it will be my jumping off point in 2025. But I wasn’t going to just barrel down the national highway like a lemming. Yet again, some interesting information had drifted past my eyes. I could seeContinue reading “Mystery Roads and Canyons Part 1”
Into the Blue
Moving south and running parallel to an approaching storm front, I realized that the eternal blue skies of outback Queensland had indeed come to an end. The wipers whined after their hibernation as the red dust drizzled off the Jeep. But then it dawned on me that I was about to see another blue –Continue reading “Into the Blue”
Tabulam
When I contacted Martin, a friend and ex-client about a whistle stop catch-up, the last thing I expected was an invitation to spend the long weekend at a wayward country racecourse. They were leaving the next day for a tiny village of Tabulam about 50klms west of Casino. The annual Tabulam Cup race day wasContinue reading “Tabulam”
Border Hopping
The distance between towns has telescoped. Outer suburbia is metaphorically over the next hill. One last stop before skirting the black hole event horizon of urban civilization. Wivenhoe Dam is Brisbane’s water supply, but with most dams, you only hear about them at flood time. I had remembered the great Lockyer Valley flood of 2011Continue reading “Border Hopping”