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Left Kingaroy
Dalby - Stocked up with fruit and vegies at Betros's
Chinchilla
Lovely camping spot with graceful birdlife on the calm weir surface
Camped overnight at the Chinchilla Weir Rest Area
Left Chinchilla Weir Rest Area
Miles
Roma - Lunch
Mitchell - Our first really cold night camping - frost on my moustache
Camped overnight at the Mitchell Weir Rest Area - The Neil Turner Weir
Left Mitchell Weir Rest Area - The Neil Turner Weir
Morven
Charleville
Shopped for supplies in the afternoon
Great meal at "The Rocks" pub at night
Cobb and Co Caravan park owner couldn't do enough for us
Camped overnight at Charleville - Cobb and Co Caravan Park
Visited Royal Flying Doctor Service - always wanted to see how it worked
Visited National Parks and Wildlife Service Visitor Centre - worth visiting if you enjoy native animals, which I do
Visited Bureau of Meteorology - I found fantastic
Attended the Sky Watch show - sad to say, I was very disappointed
Camped overnight at Charleville - Cobb and Co Caravan Park
Left Charleville - Cobb and Co Caravan Park
Augathella - Saw our first Emus of the trip - feeding by the road
Tambo - Lunch by the lake - Emus walking through the streets
Blackall - Hot showers supplied from underground bore water
Camped overnight at Blackall - Beside a creek on the north western edge of Blackall
Left Blackall - Beside a creek on the north western edge of Blackall
Barcaldine - Lunch in a very inviting main street - shady trees
Longreach
Supplies
Terrible camping spot - very dusty - may improve though as they have built new facilities - probably good intentions ruined by the drought
Camped overnight beside the Thomson River - just north of Longreach
Left Thomson River - just north of Longreach
Winton - Friendly, helpful Caravan Park owner where we refuelled
Kynuna - Lunch at expensive but welcome spot on a long drive
McKinlay
Cloncurry - Refuelled
Mount Isa - Friendly owners at the Argylla Caravan Park - also dog friendly
Camped overnight at Mount Isa - Argylla Caravan Park
Left Mount Isa - Argylla Caravan Park
To look at sights on return trip
Terrible road between Mount Isa and Camooweal - Judy driving - caught behind a low loader carrying a dozer hogging the road
Camooweal - New bridge work being done on road to the west - traffic diverted
Avon Downs - Lunch at rest stop opposite Police Station
Camped overnight on the Barkly Tablelands at a rest area 41km East of Barkly Homestead Roadhouse
Left Barkly Tablelands rest area 41km East of Barkly Homestead
Barkly Homestead Roadhouse - Refuelled
Travelled towards Three Ways at the junction of the Stuart and Barkly Highways
Three Ways - Turned South
Tennant Creek - Checked in at Tennant Creek Caravan Park - looked around the town
Overland Telegraph Station - Drove back late in the afternoon and looked around the site
Camped overnight at Tennant Creek Caravan Park
Left Tennant Creek Caravan Park
The Three Ways Roadhouse
Elliott
Camped overnight at Daly Waters Hi-Way Inn & Caravan Park
Left Daly Waters Hi-Way Inn & Caravan Park
Mataranka Homestead - Visited Thermal Pools
Mataranka town - Huge pies
Katherine
Camped overnight at Springvale Homestead Tourist Park, Katherine
Katherine
Shopping for supplies
Meal at a Sports Club at night
Camped overnight at Springvale Homestead Tourist Park, Katherine
Left Springvale Homestead Tourist Park, Katherine
Pine Creek
Adelaide River
Camped overnight at Nook Caravan Park, Howard Springs - outside of Darwin
Darwin
Visited City
Casuarina
Camped overnight at Nook Caravan Park - Howard Springs - outside of Darwin
Darwin
Palmerston
Camped overnight at Nook Caravan Park - Howard Springs - outside of Darwin
Left Nook Caravan Park - Howard Springs - outside of Darwin
Litchfield National Park
Camped overnight at Wangi Falls Caravan Park - Litchfield National Park
Wangi Falls Caravan Park - - Litchfield National Park
Relaxed
Visited Wangi Falls
Camped overnight at Wangi Falls Caravan Park - Litchfield National Park
Left Wangi Falls Caravan Park - Litchfield National Park
Termites Mounds
Batchelor - Butterfly Farm
Katherine - Sandflies
Camped overnight at Springvale Homestead Tourist Park, Katherine
Left Springvale Homestead Tourist Park, Katherine
Ray and Coral stayed in Katherine
Puncture 60km out of Katherine
Timber Creek - Pulled up for machinery inspection
Victoria River National Park
WA/NT Border
Lake Argyle
Camped overnight at Lake Argyle Caravan Park - Ord River Scheme
Left Lake Argyle Caravan Park - Ord River Scheme
Took photos of Lake Argyle from the lookout
Kununurra - Repairs to trailer and new tyres on Nissan
WA/NT Border
Victoria River Roadhouse
Camped overnight at Victoria River Roadhouse
Left Victoria River Roadhouse
Katherine
Mataranka - Huge pies again
Daly Waters Hi-Way Inn & Caravan Park - Met up with Ray and Coral
Camped overnight at Daly Waters Hi-Way Inn & Caravan Park
Left Daly Waters Hi-Way Inn & Caravan Park
Elliott
The Three Ways Roadhouse
Barkly Homestead Roadhouse
Avon Downs
Camooweal
Mt Isa
Camped overnight at Mt Isa - Argylla Caravan Park
Mt Isa
Shopping
Photos of Mine from lookout
Relaxed
Camped overnight at Mt Isa - Argylla Caravan Park
Left Mount Isa - Argylla Caravan Park
Cloncurry
McKinlay
Kynuna
Winton
Camped overnight at Longreach Caravan Park
Left Longreach Caravan Park
Ilfracombe - Cattle on the road
Barcaldine
Jericho
Alpha
Drummond Range
Bogantungan
Anakie
Sapphire
Rubyvale
Camped overnight at Rubyvale Caravan Park
Left Rubyvale Caravan Park
Emerald
Springsure
Rolleston
Bauhinia Downs
Dawson River just west of Moura
Camped overnight at the Dawson River Rest Area, just west of Moura
Left Dawson River Rest Area, just west of Moura
Moura
Banana
Biloela
Thangool
Monto
Mulgildie
Eidsvold
Mundubbera
Gayndah
Ban Ban Springs
Boubyjan
Tansey
Goomeri
Arrived at Judy's home
Last Updated : 28/01/2012 09:30 PM +1000