Paul & Sarah our Journey Across Australia
Left in sun after a lovely few days in Charters Towers. Heading south we pass through endless sugar cane plantations. This is the heart of the industry along this stretch. Ayr is also near the delta of the Burdekin River. The Bruce Hwy, this far north is single lane, busy and dangerous. Arrived at our …
Ravenshoe Leaving Ravenshoe after an enjoyable stay, it is overcast with showers, but still warm. Heading north through Evelyn, Atherton, Mareeba, Kuranda and onto Palm Cove. The rain clouds departed and we are bathed in warm sunshine. Arriving in Kuranda, at the top of the range, we knew it would be a steep descent. About …
Corfield A tiny historic Outback town it may be, with its resident population of seven, but it has a big heart. A former Cobb and Co Coach staging point, Corfield is the social centre for local graziers and their families. The Corfield Pub identifies this small community, which is dependent on the cattle and …
Barcaldine Barcaldine is situated on the junction of the Capricorn and Landsborough Highways and is known as the Garden City of the West. It is a springboard to visit regions as a base from which to explore central west Queensland. Barcaldine is home to the Tree of Knowledge, the reputed birthplace of the labour movement …
Charlieville-Rock Pool Back in familiar territory, having stayed here previously. Beautiful Queensland town. Well known for Bilby’s, Cosmos Centre, Rodeos, and secret US base during WWII. Floods are ever present in outback Australia, below is the high water mark in 1990 on this building. Charlieville’s oldest tree, Moreton Bay Ash. …
The road north towards Bourke. A quick stop at Mt Hope. (nice free camp by the pub) Cobar has a great history from the 1870’s for Europeans, but many thousands of years for our indigenous people. This was a permanent waterhole, known as the Kubbur Waterhole, between rivers in this very dry country. Cobar …
Finally hit the road north for some sun. We had intended to leave a month earlier. We applied for our pension 12 months ago, and endless back and forth with Services Australia, and having to re-apply after our initial rejection, we were finally give the thumbs up at the end of June. Oh joy of …
Back in November last year at Eddie’s 70th birthday celebration, a group of St Elizabeth’s parishioners and primary school parents forged a friendship that is growing stronger today. Many of us have caravans and some have been traveling our wide brown land for many years in a variety of vans. As the night unfolded, we …
Made tracks for the final leg back home. First stop for a break is Holbrook. Formerly known as Germantown, after a German immigrant became the first publican during the 1850’s. During WWl, the town was deemed unpatriotic, and was re-named Holbrook, after Norman Holbrook, a decorated submarine captain and VC winner. Now bypassed, it …
Leaving Gosford, we quickly link up to the Newcastle Expressway. Nice traveling on multi-lane roads, very easy and driving is more relaxing, especially on busy routes. This motorway enables us to bypass Sydney’s busy suburbs. This is the first time we have used the new tunnel which enables us to link up with all the …