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  • Day 87–88

    Winton - Kynuna - McKinley - Cloncurry

    August 31, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C

    Heute Morgen ging es wieder eher gemächlich los… Die Bush Rats haben uns zum Glück verschont und wir konnten heute in Richtung Mount Isa weiterfahren!
    Zuerst aber gingen wir zurück nach Winton wo wir eine tolle Bäckerei fanden und das Matilda Museum noch besichtigen konnten (wenigstens von aussen ;-))

    Dann hatten wir Glück und konnten einem Greyhound Bus folgen, welcher die gleiche Route hatte - spart uns ziemlich Benzin weil heute der Wind stark gegen uns war! Der Buschauffeur welchen wie anfunkten war super freundlich und hat uns gleich noch Tipps und Tricks sowie Warnungen der Bodenwellen durchgegeben!!

    Wir stoppten in Kynuna und trafen lustige Vögel an (Fotos und Art folgen ;-)) und dann in McKinley!
    Highlight war dort das Crocodile Dundee Pub - das Original vom Film -
    WALKABOUT CREEK

    Mein persönliches Highlight wenn man das so sagen kann, war die erste Fahrt mit dem Big Rig! Es ist definitiv sehr gewöhnungsbedürftig mit einem Gesamtgewicht von 5 Tonnen zu fahren :-) Aber es klappte ganz gut 🤗

    In Cloncurry entschieden wir dann für heute Schluss zu machen und statt Wildcamping nochmal auf einem powered Site zu übernachten! Es hat 39 Grad im Schatten und die Klimaanlage und ein Pool war zu verlockend 😅😂

    Josh hatte einen riesigen Spass!
    Wir denken dass er an einer Stunde im Pool momentan viel mehr Spass hat als eine Stunde in einem Museum 😅 Darum haben wir leider auch das Old Dinosaur Museum ausgelassen weil eine Führung dort einen halben Tag in Anspruch nehmen würde! Es wäre aber sicher wahnsinnig eindrücklich!

    Jetzt sitzen wir nach einem feinen Steak und Salat mit einem Glas Wein im Wohnwagen (draussen immer noch 30 Grad) und freuen uns aufs Bett!

    Morgen 1.5 Stunden Fahrt nach Mount Isa (nach dem Pool) versteht sich von selbst!
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  • Day 93

    CHARTERS TOWERS

    February 1, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

    Eine hübsche Kleinstadt, dieses Charters Towers, es war gerade Sonntagsmarkt und es wird aufgeräumt...
    ROAD CONDITIONS werden zum Glück gut ausgewiesen, CAUTION bedeutet immer Achtung, es könnte zu hohes Wasser auf der Straße sein.
    Wir haben mal wieder Glück gehabt!
    Unsere Schutzengel haben auch im Aussi-Land gut zu tun!
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  • Day 17

    Cloncurry

    August 25, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Leaving Winton today from The Long Waterhole and got a lovely sunrise photo. Sometimes you can be lucky (See the last photo in the Winton group).
    Original plan was to drive to Julia Creek and then Mt Isa tomorrow but we were feeling good and the day was clear so we headed to Cloncurry. A longer drive but shortens the trip to Mt Isa tomorrow. We didn't stop to sight see in Cloncurry, just a quick visit to the local library and then on to our camp for the night at Stoney Creek free camp just north of the town.
    There's plenty of stones here and not much creek, but it's ok for an overnighter. We had our first experience of true bulldust on the way into the camp with a fine red covering over everything when we stopped. Happy to say there was none inside.
    Camped up with two other couples from Victoria and had a pleasant happy hour with them swapping travel stories.
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  • Day 205

    Cloncurry Rodeo

    August 3, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Das Rodeo in Cloncurry ist an sich nicht sonderlich groß und so kam es, dass unser Foodtruck nicht gebraucht wurde und wir ein paar freie Tage hatten. Wir campten wieder unweit unserer Arbeitgeber. Da das Rodeogelände sehr flach liegt und kaum Gebäude hat, konnte der starke Wind ungehindert durch unser Camp hindurch fegen.

    Dabei wurde soviel Staub aufgewirbelt, das unser Auto nach kurzer Zeit komplett braun war und es manchmal schwer fiel zu atmen... Outback halt...!

    Aron nutzte die Zeit, um weiter für seinen Marathon zu trainieren, Lara kurierte ihre Erkältung aus und wir packten nebenbei die Gelegenheit beim Schopf, um uns das gesamte Rodeo mit allen Spektakeln drum herum anzusehen. Das sollte man doch mal miterlebt haben...

    Am Abend vor dem eigentlichen Rodeo sind wir mit unseren Chefs zum Open Bullride in die Stadt gefahren. Wir durften mit ihnen in den VIP-Bereich und standen direkt neben dem Gatter der Arena, in der die Wettkämpfe stattfinden. So nah kommt sonst keiner einfach so ran!

    Direkt neben einem bockenden und tretendem Bullen zu stehen ist schon sehr beängstigend und beeindruckend zugleich. Manche der Cowboys hatten mehr Glück als Verstand. Damit die Bullen bocken wird übrigens eine Schlinge um ihren Hinterleib gelegt, jedoch nichts abgeschnürt was Schmerzen verursacht. Sie versuchen beim Bocken also nur die Schlinge abzubekommen. Die allgemeine Meinung, dass ihnen die Hoden abgeschnürt werden stimmt nicht!

    Am nächsten Tag beim eigentlichen Rodeo hatte unser Chef auch seinen eigenen Ritt. Er ist in diesem Sport sehr aktiv und ist der Drittbeste in ganz Australien in seinem Wettkampf: dem Open Bare Back auf Pferden, also Rodeo ohne Sattel.
    Leider schaffte er es diesmal aber nicht auf das Podium.
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  • Day 51

    Curry Merry Muster Festival

    August 3, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Attend this FREE event on the Friday and Saturday. The Friday we catch the shuttle bus 4pm into Cloncurry for the evening's entertainment is being held in there - with a street parade at 5.30pm. Followed by the main bull riding competition, then boxing tent feature at the Recreation Ground. We enjoy ourselves, and of course support the town and event, by having drinks and food while we're out and about. Catch the shuttle bus back to our camp after 10pm. Have a cuppa, Roger showers, bedtime. I watch some more of A Guilded Age on Paramount+ Prime.
    Saturday sees us have a leisurely morning about our caravan, breakfast, tidy up and get organised to walk over to the event area for today's Rodeo events. Great day, weather perfect, for enjoying what's on offer to sit and watch. We duck back to our caravan for our meals (lunch - usual, tea - chicken with noodles and vegetables in Rog's plum sauce). Our drinks (beers) we have at the Rodeo using the drink tickets we purchased. Rodeo events finish around 9.30pm, hang around for a while to check out the live music, then decide to head back to our caravan. Cuppa, Rog showers. A bit noisy with music, so I decide to watch more The Guilded Age, I'm up to Season 2 now. I turn off around 12.15am. Band still going. Goodnight.
    Sunday sees us up around 8am, breakfast, I shower, tidy up and pack away so we move out before 10am. Going to do some grocery shopping in Cloncurry and caravan water etc.
    Next - aiming for Corella Dam camping today.
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  • Day 50–52

    Cloncurry Equestrian Centre

    August 2, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    We settle in the caravan and tenting camping area on offer - beside where the competitors and participants are camping. I find this great - brings back memories of pony club camps - having horses and all their equipment about.
    Saturday sees us stay put, enjoying the Rodeo.
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  • Day 50

    Cloncurry

    August 2, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Arrive and go straight to the Information Centre to find it's closed for the afternoon- due to the Curry Merry Festival. So we drive and check out the free RV parking in town - decide not to stay here as under/around a main road. Head out to the Equestrian Centre where the Curry Merry Festival (main part of rodeo) being held and decide to camp out here $20 for event (over 4 days, we'll stay 2 nights). The event has free shuttles buses running on circuit from town to Equestrian Centre.Read more

  • Day 19

    Day 21

    June 20, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

    Day 21 and Polly, David, Michael and Denise opted to stay at Winton the extra night as they were happy catching red claw yabbies. We chose to move on with Jo & Greg and stay a night in Cloncurry, instead of just driving through the town. The 1st stop en route was the Kyuna Roadhouse for coffee. Being swamped with flies the minute we got out the car should have been an omen, but warmer weather none of us gave it much thought, we soon realized this Cafe had never been visited by a Food & Health Inspector. I am learning you take what you get in ‘Outback Queensland’ as you don’t get much choice. The 2nd stop was Crocodile Dundee’s ‘Walkabout Creek Hotel’ at McKinley, a nice little pub with lots of tourists so we had a drink and moved onto Cloncurry.
    Jo booked the Caravan Park this time and it was really lovely, her main criteria was location as in ‘not’ near an airport, it was great, it was in Town. It ticked so many boxes I initially gave this Park (5) stars, unfortunately I was forced to deduct (4) of those stars the following day.
    I will explain why a bit later.. Not only did we have free WiFi at the Park , we also could use their washing machines and dryers at no cost with unlimited washing powder!. I managed to find (4) loads of washing although BB later had to dry himself after a shower with a flannel as I accidentally washed all three towels (we left home with four I discovered too late ‘someone’ left one behind at Winton). We all slept in, no planes overhead, check out was smack on 10 as we had to wait for my early morning washing to dry. The Camp Kitchen was the best we have come across, but Saturday night we took the easy option and went to the Central Hotel, our meals were awesome. Before we left the Park, Jo and I said goodbye to the ‘knowledgeable and nice’ brunette lady (not blonde) in the office whilst complimenting her and the Park on our enjoyable stay.
    We were told that on the way to Mt Isa was the Cockatoo Lake and the Mary Kathleen Mine Site, easily accessible as it was only 7km off the Overlanders Way on a sealed road (suitable for most caravans) so of course Jo and I put this on the itinerary. We took off for Mt Isa and the scenery along the way was so unexpected. Stuff of postcards, stunningly beautiful, big red rocky mountains, wattle, so very green 120km of wine -dee road (probably chewed up lots of fuel) with lots of ‘Kites’ flying overhead. Somehow the Pilot Car the Kotz’s missed the turn off for Cockatoo Lake but that was ok we never reminded them very much, but unfortunately they did find the Mary Kathleen turn off.
    If anyone reading this ever contemplates visiting the Mary Kathleen Mine and I believe there is a nice Lake there too DON’T DO IT whilst towing a caravan. In fact just don’t do it full stop!
    We followed the signs and crossed over a Cattle Grid on a red dirt road, to one side we saw a cleared piece of dirt where there were two Tractors covered in travel stickers each one had an off road caravan attached and a couple of blokes were leaning on them chatting away. We had been told this entry part was often used by ‘free campers’ so apart from myself remarking on the 2 Way to the Kotz’s “how unusual to see tractors towing vans and that they must be Farmers that like to travel with their tractors” ha ha ha ha maybe they were on some sort of Rally!
    BB and I and Jo and Greg thought no more of it as we had been told it was a good bitumen road, right!. So these fellas watched as our vans continued on dirt 200 metres or so towards what ‘looked like’ a bitumen road. Soon we found out the only bitumen remaining on that ‘road’ were remnants around 6 inch potholes. Holes everywhere you could not miss them and there was nowhere to turn back. We inched along so slowly, we had to it was 1km further on that the nightmare ended. I stopped cursing ‘that lady in the office at the Caravan Park’ ’ as we found a spot to turn back. The bloody so called bitumen must have been laid when they first discovered Mary Kathleen! As we made our way back very very slowly to the corrugated dirt the two old fellas with the Tractors came on the 2 Way and were very friendly then they told us “ now you know why, we tow with Tractors'' :-) ha ha I will never believe a brunette again. This is the reason the Discovery Park at Cloncurry has only been rated a *1* Star by me!
    Onto Mt Isa and a new Caravan Park where we met up with the rest of the Crew. All I am prepared to say about that Park is David himself only rated it -2 out of 5 stars and he booked it. Another flight path, and other issues end of story as .I believe we are getting a truly unique outback caravan park experience in Queensland. Today we have driven 449.9 km to Barkley Station NT we are resting for the night. The Caravan Park sites are all on the reddest of dirt. It never rains out here in the Northern Territory, but we have the luck of the Irish with us as it is raining right now in Barkley! And it has been raining steadily for quite some time BB reckons we should buy a XLotto ticket tomorrow, not sure he has got that right.. The red dirt will a probably turn into a slippery red mud very quickly so we are not going outside the van to find out. No problems at all with our Viscount Caravan and surprisingly there is an almost identical one in the Park here tonight. Our Colorado is running like a dream and she has been fueled up again for tomorrow. The cost of Diesel is getting up there, $2.76 per litre here today. At this rate we may have to get ourselves a job in Darwin to get home! We travel on 3 Ways tomorrow, just 7 more days and we should be in Darwin.We are hoping that the Coolalinga CPk is nowhere near Darwin Airport.
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  • Chinaman Creek Dam

    July 28, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

    Just to the west of Cloncurry is this dam with plenty of shady spots to set up our chairs and relax. We went out to have lunch and ended up relaxing there for several hours.

    Not far from the dam is the old water reservoir. It has had a mural now for quite some time and some may recognise the place from one of the Optus television adverts.Read more

  • Day 14

    Winton to Mt Isa

    May 7, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    We drove through mostly flat landscapes with small trees and herbage on our way to our over night stop at Cloncurry. What a surprise to find the Blue Heeler Hotel at Kynuna - a little place consisting of a pub and roadhouse.
    Cloncurry is home to the birth of the Royal Flying Doctor Service ( RFDS ) we visited the John Flynn / RFDS museum followed by a visit to the Mary Kathleen museum, with memorabilia in regard the Burke and Wills expedition, from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria displayed - those poor people those poor horses such terrible conditions ! Also were references to the Mary Kathleen uranium mining, gem and mineral collections.
    The landscape from Cloncurry to Mt Isa was just over 100 kms of rocky outcrops, sparsely vegetated as far as the eye could see - poor Burke and Wills !!!
    Mt Isa -well well -I think it's fair to say the best thing to see about Mt Isa is when it's in the rear vision mirror !!!!
    Pictures :
    * Blue Heeler Pub
    * RFDS Station medical chest late 50's
    * Rocky outcrops -smaller ones as others too difficult to photograph with no roadside stop available
    * Monument depicting the area Burke and Wills crossed.
    * Brahman bull statue with Mawson getting ready for the next bull riding competition.
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