As was the case in Boulia, we awoke to fog.  Fortunately it lifted quickly to reveal an outstanding outback day.

After breakfast, some members of our group who had been able to book into a caravan park at Mount Isa departed leaving 11 motorhomes at the camp site.  “He” spent . . . → Read More: 17 July 2011 – Dajarra QLD

It did not rain overnight but we woke to a dull day with fog surrounding the race track.

There was no significant improvement with the ground still wet and muddy.

We started the day with a community breakfast and then waited for news of the time that the . . . → Read More: 16 July 2011 – Boulia to Dajarra QLD

Having gone to bed at 8:15pm on the previous evening, it was no problem at all to get up when the alarm sounded just before 6:00am.

We prepared breakfast and were ready to leave at 7:00am.  It was still dark as we left our camp and we were the third . . . → Read More: 15 July 2011 – Middleton to Boulia QLD

Today started as another perfect day weather wise.  The temperature has risen and there was no need for jackets when we went to breakfast.  We said goodbye to J & A as we passed their campsite (they were packing and about to head to Mackay).

After breakfast we hitched the . . . → Read More: 13 July 2011 – Longreach to Winton QLD

It is getting warmer.  The day started with our community breakfast comprising bacon and eggs.

Immediately following breakfast we headed to the “Stockman’s Hall of Fame” where we were fortunate to gain entry as part of a group booking.  We had visited this attraction before and decided not to spend the additional money to . . . → Read More: 12 July 2011 – Longreach QLD

It was still cold when we ventured to breakfast but the cold was not as severe as previous days.

The process of connecting the car is becoming easier, however, we feel there is a problem with the transfer case as the car is making some weird noises when we change it from tow to . . . → Read More: 11 July 2011 – Blackall to Longreach QLD

Did we say it could not get colder?  We had a great sleep under our summer doona and actually had to remove a light blanket.  Today we had to provide our own breakfast so we enjoyed cereal washed down with coffee.  Whilst “She” made the inside ready for travel, “He” ventured outside to put . . . → Read More: 10 July 2011 – Charleville to Blackall QLD

Someone said it was minus one but it was cold when we left the motorhome to attend a community breakfast.  By the time we had finished breakfast, the temperature had risen to zero and “He” actually considered taking his coat off.  That did not happen!

Something is going wrong.  The further north we travel, . . . → Read More: 9 July 2011 – Mitchell to Charleville QLD

We had another great sleep due to the cool temperature and our first safari breakfast consisted of bacon and eggs.  It was sad saying our goodbyes to our friends from Canberra and after doing so, we were on the road just before 10:00am and headed 45 kilometres north to the township of St George.  . . . → Read More: 8 July 2011 – Nindigully to Mitchell QLD

Having gone to bed relatively early yesterday and having a good sleep, we made our way out of bed at 6:00am with the intention of getting away by 8:00am.  We left just prior to 8:00am to head north into the rising sun.  The impact of the lost of the driver’s sun visor became apparent . . . → Read More: 7 July 2011 – Narrabri NSW to Nindigully QLD

We started our drive before sunrise and we finished after sunset.

We departed home at 6:00am for a two hour drive to Newcastle for the final fitting of our flat tow arrangement.  We had decided to drive both vehicles rather than suffering the stress from towing our Suzuki in the Sydney peak hour traffic.  . . . → Read More: 6 July 2011 – Sydney to Narrabri NSW