It rains solidly all afternoon, steady soaking rain, a blessing for farmers who’ve had a parched July of record high winter temperatures. The Gulargambone Caravan Park has a purpose built tin shed that houses a camp kitchen and a large … Continue reading Gulargambone Caravan Park
We’re becoming zig zaggers. We want to cross from Coonabarabran to Gulargambone and rather than travel south on the Newell Highway to Gilgandra then north again up the Castlereagh to Gulargambone we choose the road through the Warrumbungles National Park. … Continue reading The Warrumbungles
Have I mentioned our mate’s new van? Well it has club lounge style seating which has quite a bit of storage room underneath, but the cushions are a bit difficult to lift. To make for easier access to the storage our mate’s missus asked the manufacturer to put in two cupboard doors on the ends. “They’re lovely cupboards” says our mate “but I can’t even get my undies in.” Behind one door are the batteries and behind the other is the gas heater. Whoops. Not to mention our mate being somewhat pooped when we arrive from shimmying under the van … Continue reading Our Mate’s New Van
Pretty as a picture the Apollonian Hotel at Boreen Point near Noosa Heads on Queensland’s sunny Sunshine Coast just begs you to stop in for an icy cold beer. Boreen Point is a relaxed fishing spot on the shores of … Continue reading Boreen Point & the Apollonian Hotel
We drive south through the ranges and on to an old favourite the Jondaryan Woolshed on the Darling Downs. As we pull in Woody notices that we’ve lost the end from our pole carrier (tube) and we’ve lost half our annexe poles and one awning deflapper, about $300 worth, bugger. I’ll bet some Queensland bloke has rushed home to his missus and said “Look what I’ve found!” We pat the animals, cook Kilcoy steaks on a new griddle and the sun sets warm and late over the paddocks. The smell of sheep shit lingers in the air. Aah we’ll sleep … Continue reading An Old Favourite
What sort of life is this when a poor old bugger can’t even lie in bed? The bloody kookaburras set up a racket of laughter at 6:00am. Then the damned black cockies start their shrieking and the whip birds, well I only wish that I could crack a whip like that. Now the sun is shining so fiercely that everyone has to sit outside for breakfast. And speaking of food, some lousy little critter ate the piece of bread that I left on the table last night. I shouldn’t complain ‘cos he saved me from having to put it in … Continue reading A Bugger of a Life
Georgetown up in the Gulf country on the Savannah Way in Queensland is quiet, small and spread out with big wide streets and it’s hot. We buy groceries at the servo / supermarket and vegies at the fruiterer/cake shop. We call on a charming old butcher, he has a small shop with no display case. He cuts the meat on demand as you read from the list on the wall. Hmmm steak sounds good. Woody likes his daily newspaper, but here they are five days old. We scratch our heads because the mail truck has just been through, he doesn’t … Continue reading Georgetown
The Boab Prison Tree on the edge of Derby, WA is huge, squat, gnarled and old. Used as a lock up in the early days of European settlement it is estimated at about 1500 years of age. Boabs don’t have rings so a more accurate figure can’t be ascertained. Continue reading The Prison Tree
Kirwan’s Bridge on the Goulburn River near Nagambie is a treat for bridge enthusiasts. The bridge is an old wooden structure with a distinct bend in the middle. It was built in 1890 and at 310 metres is the longest … Continue reading Kirwan’s Bridge
