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  • Day 30 and 31 – Heading for the Coast

    The roads in outback Queensland are long and straight with pastural land all around and you can see for miles and miles. We have passed through lots of small outback towns and the landscape continues to change. We have enjoyed… Continue reading

    Day 30 and 31 – Heading for the Coast
  • Day 28 – Outback Queensland

    YeeeeHaaaa!!! What do you do on a Friday night in outback Queensland??? Go to a RODEO of course! (officially known as the Ernest Henry Mining Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge and The Cloncurry Campdraft) We made our way from Camooweal to Mt… Continue reading

    Day 28 – Outback Queensland
  • Day 28 – Bye NT – Hi Qld

    It was a travelling day today, we did 819kms and crossed the border from Northern Territory to Queensland. It was a long drive, but far from boring even though the roads are long and straight, the vast expanse of the… Continue reading

    Day 28 – Bye NT – Hi Qld
  • Day 24 & 25 Lake Argyle

    We reluctantly packed up from the Bungles and headed to Lake Argyle with a stop off in Kununurra to pick up supplies. It seems each place we visit is equally or more beautiful than the last. Lake Argyle was also… Continue reading

    Day 24 & 25 Lake Argyle
  • Day 21 and 22 – The Bungles

    It was a travelling day today – passed through lots of changing landscape. Made our way to a rest area just past Fitzroy Crossing at Ngumpan Cliff. As this was a quick overnight camp, we only partially set up. It… Continue reading

    Day 21 and 22 – The Bungles
  • Day 19 and 20 – a change to the itinerary

    We decided to change our itinerary. After Derby we were going to start to make our way back, but instead we have decided to go on to Broome and then spend a couple of days up at Cape Leveque. Rod… Continue reading

    Day 19 and 20 – a change to the itinerary
  • Day 18 – Horizontal Falls

    Today we are going on a tour to Horizontal Falls. We boarded the sea plane at Derby and after about a half hour flight we landed on a plontoon at the Horizontal Waterfall. We went out in a speed boat,… Continue reading

    Day 18 – Horizontal Falls
  • Day 16 and 17 – Derby Days

    Today we are on our way to Derby – to catch up on supplies and hopefully find a washing machine! Derby was a funny place, well worth the visit, but very very quiet. We found a café on the jetty… Continue reading

    Day 16 and 17 – Derby Days
  • Day 15 – Windjana Gorge

    Today we crossed the track from our campsite and took a short walk to Windjana Gorge. This is the most spectacular place I have ever seen. We walked through the Savanna and then through a crevice in the rock to… Continue reading

    Day 15 – Windjana Gorge
  • Day 14 – Gorgeous Gorges

    Today we had a leisurely packup then headed to Galvin’s Gorge and Bell Gorge. Each were about 1 – 2 km walk and the reward at the end was amazing. Tonight we are camping at Widjana Gorge. We arrived just… Continue reading

    Day 14 – Gorgeous Gorges