As we head west towards our ultimate destination of the Northern Territories we also head towards the Tropic of Capricorn. We notice the times between night and days being less disparate the nearer the Equator one travels, not that the Equator is our destination or anywhere near for that matter. The variance between night and…
Charleville, with its 3, 300 people, sits at the southern gateway to the Queensland Outback. It has hunkered down along the Warrego River and once was an important centre for early explorers and pioneers. As we continue to follow the Cobb and Co stagecoach route through the outback we learn how important this service was…
SURAT, what an amazing little country town. Nearer to Roma than St George in Outback Queensland, this picturesque gem was a blessing after a long day’s drive. On our way to the primitive camping ground auspiced by the Fishing and Restocking Club of the region, we passed a small town museum, library and a cafe…
We visited the small country town of Binnaway on the hearsay of a colleague who once owned the Royal Hotel, still a gathering place for locals and those who pass through. The town sits on the Castlereagh River in central western New South Wales and has a population of about 500. Some scenes of the…
No, I haven’t gone under and wasn’t intimidated by my work colleagues chocolate challenge and here I am offering a wordpress photo challenge post found in my draft folder from some weeks ago. Yep, better late than never. Show us a mirror. Self-documentation is important, especially for those of us who are usually behind the…
We remembered coming through Dunedoo a while ago and thinking it was a good place to pass through. On that occasion we stopped for petrol, saw a handful of people around the town and left as quickly as we arrived. This trip we decided to spend a couple of nights, with a population of 802 it…
We’re on the road again, this time for a ten day breakaway, and heading towards the town of Orange. As we asked about for opinions on what to do and see, how long to stay and where to stay in Orange responses were varied. Some wondered. why go at all and others suggested a week would…
