2nd August – 6th August 2025 188 km west of Mount Isa, 440 km from the Stuart Highway and 12kms east of the Northern Territory border, is Camooweal, our next stop. Now, back in 2018, Peter, his brother Les and I did a three-week camping trip through outback Qld with two cars, a tent, …
After being stationary for so long we were determined to get some kms on the odo. That meant longer stretches of driving, and what we call “bare” camps, only setting up the minimum for comfort. So, after leaving Capalaba we had single overnight stops at: The distance was 1271 kms, about twenty hours of …
3 July – 17 July 2025 Our sojourn ended all too soon and we found ourselves back in the big smoke. Well, Mount Cotton anyway. Peter had an MRI booked before his surgery, we got that tucked away and I delivered him to St Andrews War Memorial Hospital in Spring Hill on July the …
17th June – 3rd July 2025 First up, I got a bit ahead of myself in my last post and as a result, I lost three weeks. Hey, it happens. In summary: After Flanagan’s, we spent three nights at the Allawah Scout Camp, two nights at Rodney’s Rest (aka Harland Park), then two- and …
20st May – 17th June 2025 Flanagan’s Reserve is only 44kms west of Darlington Park and unlike the open grassland of Darlington, it has a rustic bush setting, with the Logan River flowing through the property. We have stayed there before but I don’t remember much about it. I was quite unwell for the …
1st May – 20th May 2025 We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again; plans do not work for us. We wanted to leave Port Macquarie on May 1st and head north, then west towards Western Australia. I must be back in Port for a check-up in November, so that would give us …
25th September to 7 October 2024 Before I get to the main topic, I did forget something else, and I’d be remiss not to rectify my omission. On the 19th of September, we went on a family picnic at Bjelke Peterson dam. We had a lovely time with our family. Peter and I hung …
15th to 25th September 2024 That’s it, it’s over. After nearly six years, our relationship with Big Ears has come to an end. We found him a new home and wished him well as he drove away on the 25th September with his new owners to his new home in the Northern Territory. Over …
…and some stuff I forgot. 8th September to 13th 2024 It never ceases to amaze me how much we take our own backyard for granted. True, Kingaroy isn’t exactly our backyard, but it’s not far from it. Yet, the other day we visited the Bunya Mountains for the very first time, and it was …
15th August – 8th September 2024 Needless to say, we were very excited to pick up our new car; a Meteor Grey, Ford Ranger Platinum, and we weren’t disappointed, which is a good thing because we hadn’t really had a good look at it. 😉 There is a lot to love about this car, …
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