My damp feet start to curl on the cold wet tiles of the bathroom floor. Oh no don’t cramp now I still haven’t put my jeans on and all campers know what that entails; balancing on one leg whilst holding the pants leg high enough above the wet floor then gingerly trying to put the raised leg into the pants without getting anything wet. Did I mention the shower curtain? At least the shower was nice and hot. Continue reading Ablution Blocks
It is bucketing down with record breaking winter rain in the Mackay area. The General Gordon Hotel near Homebush is surrounded by hectares of sugar cane and big muddy puddles. The GG was built in 1886 and this Sunday afternoon … Continue reading The General Gordon Hotel
While we’re staying in Charters Towers the Outback Oasis Caravan Park puts on a cracking evening. Nathan ‘Whippy’ Griggs is the World Champion whipcracker for the most whip cracks per minute. And his record stands at 530 cracks in a minute. Nathan is quite a character and he put on a breathtaking show for us certainly like nothing we had ever seen before. Continue reading What a Cracker
So you used to go camping and loved it but these days things are busier and it’s easier to just book a hotel or fly to a resort somewhere.Just for a minute cast your mind back, what was it that you liked most about camping? The freedom Simplicity Back to basics Back to nature Food that never tasted so good The smell of canvas Waking up to the warmth of the hot summer sun and the screech of the cockatoos Sleeping soooo long The stars at night and searching for satellites Falling into bed dog tired and with sandy feet … Continue reading What is it you liked most about camping?
In a sea of white shell grit the old telegraph station at Hamelin Pool in Western Australia is where in 1964 a Mrs O’Donohue tirelessly transmitted morse code for NASA during the first Gemini launch. Lightning had taken out the … Continue reading Hamelin Pool Telegraph Station
The people of Home Hill in Queensland allow RV’s to park for free for 48 hours on the street parallel to the highway and right in the heart of town. Is it any wonder that this town can still support three pubs, there are 67 RV’s in for the night when we visit. On the Main Street there are two supermarkets and on our street a laundromat, the Information Centre and the new amenities block which provides toilets, hot showers, a camp kitchen and tables and chairs. As we’re camped directly behind Jaycar electronics, Woody decides to buy a new aerial … Continue reading Home Hill RV Comfort Stop
Dee and I go for a swim and try hard to scrub our rough old feet in the sand. “Look” says Dee “here come out Knights in shining armour.” As soon as Dave hits deep water a stingray nudges his hip and whips his wrist leaving three barbs behind. Then Woody is chased by a large Trevally that has to be two feet long. Dave wades to shore in pain, Woody is running in circles shouting obscenities at the large fish that continues to chase him. Our Knights in shining armour! Another swimmer tells us that the fish are hand … Continue reading Fish Food
Little Crystal Creek in the Paluma Range National Park. An oh so pretty picnic spot where the original wooden bridge was replaced by a sturdy stone bridge in the 1930’s as a depression era work project. A tiny ribbon of … Continue reading Little Crystal Creek
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