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Dirt Roads Across Australia
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juli – aug. 2024

Dirt Roads Across Australia

Heading to the most remote Aboriginal Community in Australia weaving our way across remote deserts to WA and back again! Läs mer
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    TunnelCreek & Beyond

    12 augusti 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    Day 27

    Woke this morning to the dusty campground of Windjina Gorge. But the gorge was beautiful yesterday afternoon and this morning. So after breakfast it will be time to pack up and head to Tunnel Creek before heading further east on the way home.
    Well off we headed to Tunnel Creek, it was about 30-40K’s down the very corrugated road. Got there a bit after 9am and not to many people around. It was also getting very hot. Bill and I donned our shorts, thongs and head lamps. We also took plastic bags for our phones. Rell decided it was to much for her so she stayed in the car. We headed down and into the tunnel. Well we had to climb over these slippery rocks just to get in the tunnel. We were following another couple so that made it a bit easier. Inside was pitch black, should have brought a brighter torch. Anyway we got to the deep part and you could only see a reflective sign on each side. So we dropped our shoes and hats etc. and headed off. Well the water would freeze the balls off a brass monkey and it did. The water was over our heads for about 15m and we had to hold our phones out of the water. On the other side we met other people and they told us about another cave to look at. Well we should have taken our shoes because the rocks played havoc on our feet. Anyway it was great to get through and come back and check out the other cave as well. Yes it was just as cold coming back. It was also funny watching a dad try to usher his kids across the deep water on noodles. We then had smoko here before we left. From here we went to RAAF Boab Quarry. This is a fantastic place to camp to bad we had booked into Fitzroy Crossing caravan park. Had lunch then headed off. Fuelled up at Fitzroy and took a short trip around town. Booked into CV. Hot showers and power to give the camper a boost. Good day had by all. Rell was feeling a bit crook though. We are heading out to the restaurant for dinner tonight. There is also a lot of repair going on around here after the flooding of two years ago. They are still working on bridge access roads in the area. The meal last night was good although a little expensive.    Läs mer

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    Long Haul Home.

    13 augusti 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    Day 28

    Today will be the first real day of the long haul home. We have changed our plans slightly. Instead of heading home on the Buchanan Hwy through Top Springs in the NT. We are looking at going through Kunanurra. Staying on the the bitumen and trying to save the camper a bit. We have been told the road through Top Springs is rough and slow. So let’s see how we go. Long hauls ahead.
    Well as you know plans can change and they did. We drove to Halls Creek today stopping at several look outs and also had smoko on the way. On arrival in Halls Crerk we had to fuel up but most of the browser s were out off action. We went to another servo with a line up a mile long. After fuelling up we said good bye to Bill and we headed out on our own onto the Tanimi track. We are going to head down the Tanimi and then across the Plenty and on to Longreach. We have only made it down the Tanimi about 200K’s. We are now camped up by a billabong on Sturt Creek.    Läs mer

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    Day on the Tanami

    14 augusti 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

    Day 29

    Woke up in a nice camp site by the water to a nice brisk morning. With the birds singing. What more could you ask for. Yes we are about 200K’s into the Tanami and have a long way to go. So it looks like we will be camped on the track again tonight somewhere so we will see how we go.
    It was a long haul today and there weren’t to many people on the track first up this morning. We stopped at the border for smoko and to loss an hour and a half and then further down the road we had lunch. The road once we crossed the border into NT was fairly good we could sit on mostly 70-80K’s /hr. Well then we came across the road works. They are doing up nearly 200K’s of the Tanami that will be bitumen in less than twelve months. So most of the time we had to sit on a beautiful road at 60k/hr. Unreal. We were traveling at about 4pm and heard a noise coming from the camper wheel. I knew we had a problem with the brakes but the noise was bad. So we had to stop on the side of the road works and have a look. Well all of a sudden it was like grand central station, we had cars going past every 10min. A lot of people were pulling up and asking if they could help. We had to find out what the problem was first. So I started pulling off the camper wheels trying to check out the brakes. Eventually I had to take off y to he whole hub and found the complete brake mech had collapsed. This was good because it wasn’t the bearing and we could remove all the broken parts and put it back together and get underway again. It was dark by the time we reached our camp site and when we turned on lights the bugs invaded. So it was cups soup and bath and off to bed. What a day only about 550k’s.    Läs mer

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    From the Tanami to Alice

    15 augusti 2024, Australien ⋅ 🌙 12 °C

    Day 30

    Today is a run in from the Tanami into Alice. We are looking at 350K’s so it will be late this afternoon. So talk then.
    Got away for our haul to Alice. It was a bitumen road all the way. So that means there’s about 400-500 K’s of bitumen on the Tanami. We made Tilmouth road house for smoko and I got my cappuccino coffee. We headed off from there to see if we could make Alice for lunch. We got to town and filled up with fuel. That was nearly $400. Total distance from Halls Creek to Alice is 1024 K’s. Had to stock up on some tools then we had lunch and did the shopping. Back to the Discovery Caravan Park and a ensuite site. The washing was the first thing on and some clean up of the gear. Then time for a beer and wine. Hopefully the cloths will be dry this afternoon so we can pack and be ready to go again in the morning. We had dinner and no not all the gear was dry so we hung it up in the camper to pack it away in the morning. All set for our homeward leg tomorrow. More dirt and dusty roads. We must love this stuff to be in it all the time.Läs mer

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    Heading East Queensland Here We Come.

    16 augusti 2024, Australien ⋅ 🌙 12 °C

    Day 31

    Not that we will get there today but we will be leaving Alice today and heading back across the Plenty toward Queensland today. Let’s see where we get. A cooler morning this morning, it is amazing how just a few hundred kilometres can make such a difference to the weather.
    Well we headed off this morning with a nice casual drive on the bitumen all the way back out the Gem Tree caravan park. We stopped for smoko and so Rell could get a chicken burger for lunch. From there we continued of the bitumen until it ran out. They have done about 180k’s of bitumen on the Plenty so we will see how soon before they do the rest. We had a long haul again today. We stopped at the same rest area we camped at when we came out of the Hay river for lunch. At that time we also notice a noise coming out of the left hand wheel of the camper. So we stopped there and then and ripped the hud off and found the electric brake coil collapsed and in pieces. So cleaned it up and put back together. All good so far. Continued travelling until about 5pm and pulled up at a camp site. Well the flies didn’t leave us alone until it got dark. Also found the fire extinguisher in the kitchen had fallen off. So I had to fix that up and also found the camera cable for the camper was damaged. These rocky roads can cause some damage. Rell decided to cook a roast tonight so we had to get the fire going for coals while all these repairs were doing done. So it will be an easy dinner tonight before we head off tomorrow for Boulia.    Läs mer

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    Last Day on the Plenty

    17 augusti 2024, Australien ⋅ 🌙 13 °C

    Day 32

    Heading to Boulia this morning, not in a real hurry. Have to talk to the kids first, have breakfast and pack up. Only about 350K’s this morning. Then we will spend the rest of the day in town.
    Well we headed off this morning after the routine of breakfast and pickup. It was back to the slightly corrugated roads. We past the people we have run into several times they must have camped just up the road a little from us. Anyway Tobermory station was only about a hour and a halve up the road so we decided to pull in there for a coffee and so did the people we keep passing. After a coffee it was off the the QLD border just 5min down the road and guess what bitumen. It was about 250 K’s to Boulia and nearly all that was on bitumen. So a fairly easy run into town. We arrived about 1:15pm and went to the pub for lunch only they stop serving around 1pm. So we ended up with a pizza from there and a couple of drinks. Then we took a look at the local gift store a monster of a store with motorbikes and all. Then it was to the information centre to check out the Min Min lights. Rell bought some gear from both places. Then out to book into the caravan park. Not to bad deside the river and just out of town, not like the bush though. It did have a hot shower and that was great. We need to explore the outback country with the van we could take it nearly everywhere we went on the Tanami and the Plenty and we need to explore these areas instead of just passing through. Anyway we are here for the night and we will have an easy one. The days from here on should only be short drives around 350K’s so not to bad. Good night.    Läs mer

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    Winton Here We Come

    18 augusti 2024, Australien ⋅ 🌙 9 °C

    Day 33

    Heading to Winton after the normal routine and a chat with the grandies. A bit cool here this morning although the day time temperature will be good. See you on the road.
    Well we got caught by the people next door before we could get away. So they were in g do or a chat. When we did get away we started to see points of interest on the way. These were the Cob & Co Coach marker between Boulia & Winton. There were about nine on the way and Middleton was one of those. There were a number of thing on the way with plenty of roadside stops and heaps of animals and birds. The scenery was also fantastic. Plenty of caravans on the road as well. We stopped at Middleton Pub for a beer, well I did Rell had just had smoko. It was a blast at the pub listening to the people come in. We found a great place for lunch and it had a magnificent scenery as well. We made Winton around 2:30-3:00 and filled with fuel. We then headed out to the Long Waterhole to camp the night. Looks like there is something major on in town with all the chairs outside the pub. Hopefully a quite night.Läs mer

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    Off to Aramac

    19 augusti 2024, Australien ⋅ 🌙 9 °C

    Day 34

    Today we are heading from Winton to Mutaburra and Aramac. Hopefully we will camp at the pub for a couple of nights while checking out the sculpture trail. Anyway after the normal morning routine we should be off. We were going to try for breakfast in town this morning and it is really cool here. Hope it warms up a bit.
    Well we stopped in Winton for breakfast this morning at the local News Agency. It was great, I had bacon and eggs $24 and I couldn’t eat it all. Rell had scrambled eggs on toast and she has enough for tomorrow. From here it was on the road and head for Mutaburra, we turned off the main Hwy onto a dirt road. We pulled up 30K’s out of Mutaburra for smoko then continued. Just as we got to the turn we saw all the Variety Bash cars going past to stop at Mutaburra. It was great to see all the Variety people turn out for the kids. There were Storm Troopers and all. After a while of driving around Mutaburra we headed out of town toward Aramac. On the way we passed the sculpture of the fish on the river. It was a haul of about 80K’s to Aramac and when we got there we saw the caravan park, which we didn’t know they had was full of caravans. So we went looking for the pub. We found it and it said free camping. So went in and asked if they did lunch and about the free camping. They said park anywhere out the back and there where free showers and toilets next door. No lunch but you could go to the cafe next door. So decided to have a few drinks and some food from next door. Well they definitely made their money for camping from us. After our drinks we had to go back for a little sleep. After a shower we went back to the pub for dinner. The dinner menu is whatever they decide to cook that night. So yes they made their money again from us. We met a couple from Warnabull in Victoria and had a good chat with them about all the rats, travel and life in general. Having an early night tonight and getting ready for the sculpture trail tomorrow.    Läs mer

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    Sculpture Trail Aramac

    20 augusti 2024, Australien ⋅ 🌬 23 °C

    Day 35

    Today we are heading around the sculpture trail and it is around 200 kms. Had a quick breakfast and headed off about 9:00am to start the circuit. The sculptures are magnificent and you find one about every 10 kms. We had smoko at Dunn Lake a big lake full of water you wouldn’t believe it. There is a caravan park out there and it’s about $25/night. So not a bad place to stop. From there we continued on the trail passing plenty of people doing the same thing. We had lunch on the trail and we were Geocaching while we were doing everything else. We checked out Horsetailer Gorge and Grey Rock Reserve all very interesting places. It would definitely be worth coming back to continue our exploration. On arrival back to the pub we found we had three new lots of neighbours had moved in while we were out. All with dogs it seems. So we settled down for drinks, Rell had some work to do and my job was to find out what was for dinner at the pub. So the only way you can do that is to get a drink at the bar and ask. So that’s what I did. Lamb chops tonight. So we should have a good dinner. So after a good day we will see how dinner goes.
    One thing I forgot we went to the healing circle ⭕️ and I stood in the middle. Apparently if you do that you are connected to the rest of the world and healed. I could definitely feel the vibe.    Läs mer

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    Gem Hunting

    21 augusti 2024, Australien ⋅ 🌙 15 °C

    Day 36.

    Hi guys today is an early start, more for the fact we went to bed early not that we have to be somewhere. We are heading to Rubyvale today. Only about 350 Kms down the road and we are going to try and stay at the caravan park across from the pub. Don’t thing we will go looking for gems but you never know. So after our morning routine we should be underway. Only one more night before we hit Yeppoon.
    Well we headed off and we stopped at nearly every town on the way. We stopped and checked out the sculptures and had smoko. When we got to Rubyvale we found we couldn’t get in anywhere. So we decided to head home and start unpacking. So the trip is finished.    Läs mer

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