A Few Stats on the Size of Western Australia
It’s not until you decide to drive Western Australia from top to bottom that you realise how really large it is. It takes days to drive across the Pilbara region. From the coast at Exmouth to the town of Tom Price took us two days and we didn’t sight a town only the gates of cattle stations. According to Wikipedia statistics, if the state of Western Australia was a country it would be the tenth largest in the world. The road distance from Augusta in the south to Kununurra in the north is 3512kms. Which is a lot further than Los … Continue reading A Few Stats on the Size of Western Australia
Daydream Mine, Silverton
It’s 2012. We turn off the made road and take the 6 kilometres of unmade road out to the Daydream Mine, the drive alone is worthwhile as it really does have an outback feel, what with the red dusty road, … Continue reading Daydream Mine, Silverton
On the Wrong Track
As we are leaving Mudgee we discover the now disused but grand railway station and a local tells us that it is in fact the Yass station building, apparently someone in Sydney mixed up the plans and the smaller town … Continue reading On the Wrong Track
Roma Clay Target Club
Out in Central Queensland just a few kilometres west from Roma CBD, turn left at the windmill for a bitumen road access and you’ll find the Roma Clay Target Club. This might sound like a strange place for a caravan … Continue reading Roma Clay Target Club
O My God Hill
In Hydeaway Bay, Qld we follow a dirt road over ‘O My God Hill’ yes, that’s what the locals call it because it drops away so sharply you can’t see where you are going. When travelling in the opposite direction … Continue reading O My God Hill
A Close Encounter with the Kelly Gang
Home for the night is the Mulga Creek Hotel at Byrock ” out past the kiddies playground darl.” The ground is red dirt and the trees well, they’re Mulga. As we follow a track out to the “Rock Holes” a … Continue reading A Close Encounter with the Kelly Gang
Gulgong, NSW
We join the Castlereagh Highway and roll into Gulgong on a warmish winter afternoon… An old gold mining town, it is known as the town on the first ten dollar note. There are three loose sheep on the road and a … Continue reading Gulgong, NSW
Sorry it’s Monday
Woody drives over to Dingo Beach to pick up the morning paper and is told “There’s not much news on Mondays and Tuesdays so we don’t bother to get the papers.” As you can imagine Woody doesn’t take to kindly to this and retorts with “Shame if World War Three breaks out.” And storms off. Continue reading Sorry it’s Monday
Are you there Skip?
Just a little bush humour. Continue reading Are you there Skip?
