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”
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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”
Carnarvon Gorge Part 2
The entrance to Boowinda Gorge only gives a hint of what lies past the first bend. Boowinda is the indigenous name for ‘thunder’. When it’s wet season, the sound of thunder coming from here means flash flooding is close behind. The bed of uneven lucky stones means picking your own pathway into this stunning diversion.Continue reading “Carnarvon Gorge Part 2”
Longreach
The APEX Club, bless they’re cotton socks. First plus for Longreach, a free RV camp with toilets, rubbish bins, internet and only three minutes from town. Second plus, by a quirk of history, Longreach is the spiritual home of our national airline QANTAS and therefore has a kick-ass museum and display. And like gravity, otherContinue reading “Longreach”
Mt Isa and No Parole
It’s a Monday morning in the whistle stop village of Dajarra, 150klms south of Mt Isa. I’ve spent the weekend at a free camp, all footy’ed out, with blue skies and the open road beckoning me once more. An early start would get me to Mt Isa by late morning and maybe one night inContinue reading “Mt Isa and No Parole”
Darling River Run 3
Mungo to Pooncarie A cool change overnight, a few spots of rain…..what could possibly go wrong? I heard the occasional drop on the roof at 4am, but not a puddle in sight as I pulled out of the Main Campground just on 9am. I hate back-tracking if I can possibly avoid it and Google MapsContinue reading “Darling River Run 3”