Pre Trip & Go time
28 Temmuz 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Plenty of prep and planning for the big one!
📍Cunninghams Gap, QLD
29 Tem–2 Ağu 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Private property stay for a few days to settle into the new lifestyle.
Lots to learn and get accustomed to.
Bit of fun and exploring in between
📍Chookhouse Farm Stay, Toowoomba QLD
2–4 Ağu 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Headed to Toowoomba for an all clear professional weigh and a couple errands.
Also ate some awesome pizza and met more animal friends at the Chookhouse Farm Stay! And even managed to squeeze in a tripOkumaya devam et
📍Esk, QLD
4–6 Ağu 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
With the rig and van weights in checked, we made our way to Esk for an off-road towing course. Lots of tips and techniques learnt plus a bit of fun too.
Decent pub dinner after an exhausting day.Okumaya devam et
📍Jondaryan Woolshed, QLD
6 Ağustos 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We loved day 1 at the Woolshed so 2 nights turned into 4 nights. Just about had the unpowered section all to ourselves, creek, open space, great spot 👍🏽
Plenty of walks up to the animal nurseryOkumaya devam et
📍Yuleba Motel, QLD
10–11 Ağu 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Overnighter before Roma
📍Roma, QLD
11 Ağustos 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
After driving on some of Queensland’s finest (terrible) highways, we had a fun little stay and great catch up with my old work family on their property.
Met an army of friendly dogs and a sheepOkumaya devam et
📍Injune Racecourse, QLD
13 Ağustos 2024, Avustralya ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Stayed here a couple nights while we waited for the rain to clear. Carnarvon Gorge was potentially closed due to the weather so this was a great time to catch up on the giant pile of washing 😩
📍Sandstone Park, Carnarvon Gorge QLD
15–18 Ağu 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Beautiful Carnarvon Gorge. Isolated canyon and rainforest in central Qld and home to ancient aboriginal sites and flora.
Our first hike of the trip... and it was a big one (16km)! The numerous waterOkumaya devam et
📍Virgin Rock Free Camp, Springsure QLD
18–19 Ağu 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Our first public free camp stopover of the trip.
School work for the kids and a view for the adults… local council even light up the mountains at night 👌🏽
Hopefully more primo free camps ahead.
📍Miners Heritage, Rubyvale QLD
19–20 Ağu 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Next was a quick detour to Rubyvale to fossick for sapphires and zircons. We didn’t find any worthwhile gems unfortunately, so left financially poorer but richer in experience… 😊
📍Lara Station Wetlands, Barcaldine QLD
20–24 Ağu 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We weren’t sure what to expect on our 1st station stay & proper bush campsite.
In the end we were pleasantly surprised, and hooked!
No designated camp sites, no power/water hook up, fires allowedOkumaya devam et
📍Muttaburra Freedom Camp, QLD
24 Ağustos 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Small town on a shortcut route north.
Famous for a new dinosaur found in the 60s
Tidy donation camp with lots of space
📍Hughenden RV Camp, QLD
25–26 Ağu 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
We misread the map and missed the highway description, 200km of unsealed road. Explains the lack of other vehicles! (Not a bad thing)
Mentally we weren’t prepared for the rocks and bull dust when weOkumaya devam et
📍Porcupine Gorge National Park, QLD
26–27 Ağu 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
A less well known little national park with a beautiful gorge as its center piece.
Sounded perfect to us so we tried and luckily scored a site for one night.
Tight sites but we managed to squeezeOkumaya devam et
📍Richmond RV Park, QLD
27–28 Ağu 2024, Avustralya ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
1 night stop over. Camp site was nothing flashy but still had a great visit.
Richmond is know for the discovery of marine dinosaur fossils and the theme is carried around town which is interesting.Okumaya devam et
📍Julia Creek RV Rest Area, QLD
28–29 Ağu 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Another small outback QLD town with a cheap camp by a nice creek.
This region was known for a rodent plague in recent months with a few of them still hanging around at night. Most cars parked withOkumaya devam et
📍Mount Isa Caravan Park, QLD
30 Ağustos 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Nothing too exciting went on here, mainly as it was an errands stop.
Upgraded some suspension parts on the 4x4 and did some shopping.
Enjoyed an awesome bakery at Cloncurry and an early summer withOkumaya devam et
📍Tobermorey Station, Plenty Highway NT
31 Ağustos 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Spent a couple of nights and hot days on the NT/QLD border.
Decided to take a short cut to the red center along the Plenty Highway, part of ‘Australia’s Longest Shortcut’.
Tobermorey CattleOkumaya devam et
📍 Marshall Creek Camp, Plenty Highway NT
2 Eylül 2024, Avustralya ⋅ 🌬 31 °C
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Free remote camp along the Plenty.
Helped some travellers (who arrived at dusk) to change their damaged tyre after their jack broke. Definitely not two things youOkumaya devam et
📍Discovery Parks Alice Springs, NT
3 Eylül 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
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A week stay to hang out and base ourselves for nearby attraction visits. You’re never far from a nice view or sunsets here with east and west Macdonnell rangesOkumaya devam et
📍Discovery Parks Kings Canyon, NT
10 Eylül 2024, Avustralya ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
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One of the best walks so far.
Lots of rock but always interesting formations and patterns around every bend. The kids really enjoyed this one too with all theOkumaya devam et
📍Ayers Rock Campground, Yulara NT
12 Eylül 2024, Avustralya ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
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We based ourselves at the only campground within 100km of Ayers Rock and as expected, expensive for just small patch of dirt (and with noOkumaya devam et
📍Alex Warne Free Camp, Stuart Highway NT
16 Eylül 2024, Avustralya ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Free camp off the Stuart Highway for our final night in the NT.
Peaceful and almost alone.
30km to South Australia in the morning
📍Coongra Creek, Oodnadatta SA
17 Eylül 2024, Avustralya ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
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Just a one night stop over along the Oodnadatta. Free and all to ourselves


















































































































































































































































































