Our furst trip
Submitted: Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 at 23:14
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Stacy G
Hi all
my partner and I are planning our first trip for mid next year.
First day we plan to head towards
Roma if not further towards
rubyvale. Finding somewhere to stop over night on the way.
A night or two in
rubyvale and then continuing onto
Longreach for a couplen nights. After this we will head to
Cloncurry then finally
karumba for a few days.
We will be traveling in the cruiser with a rooftop tent so are looking for free stays on our over night stays.
Was wondering if anyone can give us advice on
places to stay and things not to miss along the way.
Unfortunately our trip is only for 2-3 weeks
but we are looking forward to hitting the road for our first trip.
Any advice is greatly appreciated
Thanks
Reply By: Member - Old Girl - Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 at 08:00
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 at 08:00
Hi Stacy, We have a copy of Camps 5. Its on our table at the moment because were planning our next trip. I have a look at Google maps then use a Hema map. Seems you have plenty of time. Where approx are you coming from. We try to use a different road each trip.
Do you want to divert from Burke & Wills R/H to
Lawn Hill then
Burketown and across to
Karumba.
On the way home
Einasleigh and Undara comes to mind.
Have a great trip.
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Follow Up By: Member - John and Val - Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 at 16:37
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 at 16:37
Agree with all the OG has said. In addition you might have a play with all the info that's stored under the "Places" button in the blue bar at the top of this page.
We have done trips in some of outback Qld and have written
blogs about our trips - click on the
blogs link beside our signature. Or use the search button in the top RH corner of this page, just searching on some of the towns you might pass through.
Enjoy the planning for your trip, it can be a very rewarding part of the trip. Just avoid overplanning - leave room to be flexible so that you can explore opportunities that arise once you are on the road.
Cheers,
Val.
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Follow Up By: Stacy G - Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 at 22:28
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 at 22:28
Old Girl - We will be leaving from Gympie.
Thinking of purchasing the camps book, may come in handy.
Have had a look at some maps and google and your idea to head from Burke and Wills R/H to
Gregory Downs then up to
Burketown and along to Normaton along the
Savannah Way may be the way to go. The rest of the trip is all sealed roads so this part will b a adventure. Also looks like there is alot to see.
On our way home we are thinking heading east towards Mount Suprise so Undara may be a stopover, then down to Charters towers, Emeral,
Rockhampton then straight down the Bruce Highway to home.
thanks for the help :)
John and Val - thanks for the help with finding my way around this website. I am about to check out your
blogs and the
places.
Cheers for the help...
Stace
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Reply By: Rockape - Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 at 17:34
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 at 17:34
Have a good think about stopping at
Winton.
Good town and the swaggie centre is second to none.
Have a good trip,
RA.
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Reply By: Member - John and Lynne - Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 at 09:10
Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 at 09:10
The
Savannah Way across north Qld is a great trip. Don't miss
Cobbold Gorge (good campground-magic place) or the amazing Rock Museum at
Georgetown. Also do some prospecting around Mt Surprise (eqipment and guidance available) - stay at Bedrock Caravan
Park or
camp out near the prospecting area in a
well set up campground. Lynne
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