After leaving Childers, I went to Burrum Heads where I visited Hillcrest..the caravan park I used to live at. Then on to Hervey Bay. It had tried to rain, and the heat and the humidity was starting to overcome me. I did a web search for somewhere to stay and relax and was able toContinue reading “Hervey Bay Econolodge…Fraser Gateway Hotel”
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Comet Queensland…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet,_Queensland Comet is a town in central Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Capricorn Highway, 859 kilometres (534 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Comet and the surrounding area had a population of 233.[1] Comet is the oldest town in the Emerald region, established at the confluenceContinue reading “Comet Queensland…”
Quilpie Queensland Australia
I landed at Quilpie on the Skytrans flight..cost $112…and took the train coach from here to Charleville….2 hours, and then the Westlander to Brisbane. Quilpie is a town situated in the Channel Country of South West Queensland, Australia. The town is the administrative centre of the Quilpie Shire local government area. At the 2006 census,Continue reading “Quilpie Queensland Australia”
Windorah Queensland
The Hotel was a welcome Oasis in the desert http://www.westernstarhotel.com.au/ You can buy the Wrapped Canvas from Zazzle http://www.zazzle.com/outback_australian_pubs-192954062655482238 There are 6 hotel rooms, 4 with 3 single beds and 2 rooms with double bed only. Each room has TV, air con and tea/coffee facilities, refrigerator and are serviced daily. The hotel rooms are inContinue reading “Windorah Queensland”
Drive to Windorah from Bedourie
I left at midday with George, who was driving machinery at the new subdivion at Bedourie, to overnight at Windorah and experience the trip overland. It was all desert..sand, scrub, the occasional rock..flat, dusty and dry. Colors changed to reds and the occasional mound of sand Sometimes there was a tree…..it is very dry andContinue reading “Drive to Windorah from Bedourie”
Bedourie …An Oasis in the Desert
Bedourie is a town with a population of 120 perched on a sand dune, surrounded by Eyre Creek, 1,600 kms from Brisbane and 200 kms from Birdsville. Bedourie is the Administrative centre of the Diamantina Shire which covers an area of 95,000 sq kms. In the 1800’s it was a major rest stop for droversContinue reading “Bedourie …An Oasis in the Desert”
Bedourie Simpson Desert Oasis
http://www.simpsondesertoasis.com.au/about/about.html Simpson Desert Oasis Roadhouse Bedourie’s Simpson Desert Oasis Roadhouse features a general store, fuel supplies (no auto gas), tavern, restaurant, caravan park, motel units and cabins. The motel units are air-conditioned with telephone facilities and cabins are self-contained with air-conditioning. The Simpson Desert Oasis Caravan Park offers powered and un-powered sites and also sharedContinue reading “Bedourie Simpson Desert Oasis”
Sunrise Today Surfers Paradise Queensland
Sunrise was at 5.58 this morning. I walked down to the beach and along the water watching the Japanese tourists taking photos of the sunrise over the sea. There were a lot of pacific gulls on the shore this morning and many joggers….
Ettamogah Pub Bruce Highway Sunshine Coast Queensland
The Ettamogah Pub is a cartoon pub that was featured in the now defunct Australasian Post magazine. The cartoonist Ken Maynard, loving empty spaces and having nothing around him, enjoyed an area just outside of Albury at Table Top, named Ettamogah, thus christening the name of his now famous pub the “Ettamogah Pub” . TheContinue reading “Ettamogah Pub Bruce Highway Sunshine Coast Queensland”
