Day 44 Wednesday, 22/6/2016, Rollingstone, Steamy 29 degrees It’s an easy 57km drive north to Ingham through pineapple and mango farms and sugar cane fields. We try to vote at the polling booth in Ingham but every grey nomad in … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 44 – Wallaman Falls
Day 42 20/6/2016, Monday, Rollingstone, a stunning 24 degrees We wake to a perfect morning, blue sky, sun shining and everything is warm and drying out. We drive into Townsville and as we turn onto The Strand the sun is … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 42 – Fancy meeting you here!
Day 40 Saturday 18/6/2016, Rollingstone, hot 28 We have only one chore to do today…put up the annexe. After huffing and puffing, red faces and sweating we finally collapse exhausted but with the annexe looking pretty good. Well, it is only our second try and we halved the erection time. Only three hours this time and worth it for the extra space seeing that we’re putting our feet up for a while. We tour nearby Balgal Beach in the afternoon, there’s no way we’d walk along the beach to it! Funny thing is that we can see the Balgal fish … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Days 40 & 41 – The Annexe
Day 39 Friday, 17/6/2016, Ravenswood to Rollingstone, warm and light cloud There was a little truck noise overnight as the gold mine is nearby. We were woken by fruit bats chattering in the trees above. A glance out the kitchen … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 39 – We made it!
Day 38 Thursday 16/6/2016, Charters Towers to Ravenswood, warm overcast with much talk of rain. We’ve turned south again just to see what is there. Little old Ravenswood is about 80kms south east of Charters. There’s not much out here … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 38 – Ravenswood
Days 34 – 37, 12-15/6/2016 Charters Towers, weather unsettled There is so much to do in this town, so much to see and many colourful waves of history to absorb. Situated a little over 100 kilometres inland from Townsville this … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Days 34 – 37 – Charters Towers
Day 33 11/6/2016, Saturday, Theresa Creek Dam to Charters Towers, warm Just beyond Clermont there is a large coal mine and a coal conveyor belt disappears into the distance. We’re back into red dirt, ant hill and mulga country. The … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 33 – Theresa Creek Dam to Charters Towers
Days 29-32 Tuesday – Friday, 7-10/6/2016, Emerald to Theresa Creek Dam, high twenties no clouds, dry heat. The drive through Capella and Clermont is an interesting one, rich dark paddocks of grain and sunflowers. There are curiously shaped mountains to … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Days 29 – 32 – Theresa Creek Dam
Day 28 Monday, 6/6/2016, Emerald, a pleasant 24 degrees Emerald is a coal mining and agricultural town and it’s been nice to have four days here. There is plenty to see and a nicer town would be hard to find. … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 28 – Losing myself in art in a coal town
Day 27, Sunday, 5/6/2016, Emerald, Sunny While we are here in Emerald we must visit the gem fields. The triangle of towns Anakie, Sapphire and Rubyvale are only 44kms west of here. Woody suggests that we check out the Sunday … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 27 – Washing has never been such fun
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