for those who may be interested.
day 1.left Bris arrived
Dalby,refuelled 52.25ltrs @ $1.35.9,314ks trvelled.Free camped 10km short of
Roma.
day 2.Left
camp,
Roma,refuelled @
Mitchell 52.65ltrs @$1.44.9ltr,353ks travelled. flat tyre just out of
Morven,onto
Augathella replaced valve at tyre repairer's $17.stopped o'night outside
Tambo,loo's, bbq table's fire area & r'
bins.
day 3.Arrived at
Blackall,refuelled 66ltrs @$1.44.9ltr.395ks travelled.Arrive at
Barcaldine,look around town,Historical village(good),Arrived
Longreach 2pm,look around the hall of fame,refuelled 35.96ltrs @ $1.49.9ltr 216ks travelled.
overnight camp truck stop out of
Longreach.
day 4.Left
camp,arrived
Winton refuelled 26.29ltrs @ $1.45.9ltr 181ks travelled.Also filled up jerry cans 72ltrs @1.45.9ltr.Haed for Lark Quarry Dinosaur
park.Good look around very interesting as to what may have happened in there all those year's gone.Left there for the Diamantina,1st Cork then Old Cork.At about 2ks from Old Cord pulled over to look at
sign post to estblish if going the right way & as we pulled up the van filled with dust,bloody brocken rear window.So it was back to
Winton after doing a rough patch job.It is all interesting driving in this area all around from
Winton down to & beyond the Diamantina &
Boulia to see the Rise up's & the smallish tree's & all the Bloody Rocks that were once the Ocean floor,some of it quite striking to look at.We had to
camp on the side of the this night , still a fair drive back to
Winton.
day 5.Left
camp for
Winton arrive in town 10.30.try to find a glazier ,no luck.Local jack of all trades workshop,glass 2day's to get it here,no good go to hardware lucky they some perspex cut to size it takes them till 4pm to fix it back in the motor home they had other job's to do as
well so that was fair enough.Was able to do the washing & drying & a good look around town as
well.Back to the servo refuel.58.5ltrs @$1.45.9ltr.345 ks travelled.made
camp in
truck stop in back street of
Winton.
day 6.Left
camp for
Boulia,again more interesting scenery including seeing 6 Camel's.stopped at
Hamilton ruins (Cobb & Co no7) refilled
water tank 80ltrs (very pure
water form the
tank)arrive
Boulia refuel 60ltrs & $1.48.9ltr.360ks travelled.Left
Boulia for the Diamantina Nat.
Park.The road in rocky,bulldust & corrogated.Made
camp at Hunter's Gorge on the river.Very basic heaps of flies to say the least & 1 long drop (stunk).
day 7.We explored all around the
park,all 3 lakes,Janet's Leap.A couple of men camped caught some y/belly cleaned & filleted them & gave some to me.Cooked the fish (melt in the mouth)fresh fish yummy.
day 8.Left
camp,heading back to
Boulia. Refuelled at
Boulia,59ltrs @ $1.48.9ltr.296ks travelled.Heading for
Bedourie.Arrive
Bedourie late a/noon servo closed.Camped in council
park o/night nice hot shower's & cheap.
day 8.Break
camp for servo refuel & tyre repair(valve stem)$25. fuel 35.185ltrs @ $1.67.9ltr 151ks travelled.Headed for
Birdsville,arrive
Birdsville after more rocky,corro, bulldust roads.Booked in to C/
park & down onto the river for
camp.What a great spot has Ruth & Ian have there.
day 9.Working Museum is a must,the host & partner very nice people as was the display.Pie
shop ok.went out to Big red.Went up
little red no problem (east) could not get up the west side after about 10 attempts,about 10mtrs short all the times, pulled up by a
young guy in F250 no probs.Went around to Big Red upwas no problem did not go down west side in case we could not get back up as we did not know if we would get the help as we had thought every one had left,they were leaving as we went up so we turned around & came back the same way.
day 10.fuelled up 38ltrs @ $1.54.8ltr 187ks travelled. Left
Birdsville for Innaminka.What a road,rocks,corro's.very slow 20/30 ks/phr most of the way.Stopped somewhere between
Cordillo downs & Innaminka for the night
day 11.This morning ready to leave another flat tyre (valve stem ) bloody cold sth wind did not help changing the tyre we refulled here also as we were nearly empty324ks travelled,filled from j/cans70ltrs @$1.54.9ltr.Finally we arrive in Innaminka.$13.50 valve stem,19.51ltrs@ $1.62.9ltr 92ks travelled.Left for
Thargomindah,turned off for Burkes grave bogged the motor home,got it after taking the zuk off the trailer.Back on the main rd again slow travelling e.g.road cond. Turn off again go to Dig Tree on the
Cooper Creek camp o/night $11 night p/car.
day 12. Break
camp for
Thargomindah,get back on main road more rough conditions,got some tar aftre a while for about 1k. Stop check tyres another flat (valve stem) more rough rd till we get near the gas/oil feilds. Now we are pushing headwinds home.We stopped about 100ks short of
Thargomindah o/night, refuelled here as we were near empty 70ltrs @ $1.62.9ltr.348ks travelled.
day 13.Break
camp for Thargomindah/
Cunnamulla refuelled at
Cunnamulla 50.8ltrs @ $1.45.9ltr 256ks travelled.Then onto
Bollon were we camped next to the river for the night after having a free hot shower opp.the hotel.
day 14.Break
camp heading for
St George where we refuel again 55.8ltrs @ $1.37.9ltr 295ks travelled.Now were heading for
Goondiwindi here we refuel again 40.96ltrs @135.9ltr 200ks travelled & heading for
Warwick which we go through make
camp at the Drive reviver near
Cunninghams Gap.
day 15. Break
camp head for home.We arrive home unscathed,poorer & a lot more wiser of the roads out there.Would we do it again, yes but with a vehichle to handle the conditions better for the time frame we allowed ourselves.
arrive Innaminka $13.50tyre fix.Refuelled