roscoau
Life? Don't talk to me about life!
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Post by roscoau on Jun 28, 2014 22:57:15 GMT 10
Sounds like fun!
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Post by michaelandtweety on Jun 28, 2014 23:06:48 GMT 10
Yes Lee, the corrugations between Tibooburra and the Strez are pretty good! All the food at Cameron Corner is excellent too.
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Post by boof on Jun 29, 2014 9:04:08 GMT 10
Great read and pitches , I am envious Thanks
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Post by chrisdips on Jun 29, 2014 18:59:33 GMT 10
Thanks for all the detail Lee, I am enjoying the read and looking forward to the next instalment.
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Post by Uralee on Jul 3, 2014 14:44:52 GMT 10
This is the old wool shed at Cardillo Downs on the way to Birdsville. Beyond Birdsville. The north westerly winds that made our run towards Birsdsville very expensive on fuel turned colder and came from the south west during our three day stay. The sun shone, the cold wind blew and the flies did their thing between 10 am and 4:30 pm. The camel pie from the bakery was excellent ( I remember well the camel steak I had on the Ghan a few years ago. As good as any beef ). The barramundi at the Birdsville Pub was also notable. We had a look at the Simpson desert west of the town. I am having thoughts for a future trip, but not telling the wife just yet. Her comment on the Simpson was "we are not going there are we ?" Artesian water pours out of the ground on the edge of town. It is usually above boiling point and the steam from this is used to create a far proportion of the electricity for the town. Sights seen, washing done, culinary desires satisfied and supplies restocked, we left Birdsville and headed north towards Bedourie. Of course the south westerly winds of the past 3 days had gone and travelling was comfortable. We did our usual 50 km and stopped to check tyres, load and to water a lemon tree on the side of the road. About this time, the wind picked up. Bloody wind is back from the north with a fair bit of east in it. We stopped to look at the Cacoory ruins. A homestead and property that was abandoned by Kidman after they lost 4000 head of cattle. Easy to see why the cattle starved. Just inedible spiky, dry bushes and rocks. Travelling through this region, one would easily think Kidman owned half of Australia at some time. Our friends (the Kings) caught up with us at the ruins as we enjoyed a coffee from the thermos. They wanted to camp there, as the nearby artesian bore supports a bit of bird life and Sue is an avid bird watcher. Sue also had a fantasy about standing naked and having buckets of hot water thrown over her from the bore. Buckets of water are heavy, so we decided to continue on to Bedourie and camp next to the towns free 22 person spa. Leaving Sue and Stephen to indulge in private. The spa is also fed from a hot artesian bore of which there are many in this region. I am now tucked up in my camp bed with thoughts of naked women and hot water..........hmmmmm. Bedourie is the shire office town and the lady at the information centre proudly told us that every person in the town is employed. Not many towns could say that. Sleep time now.
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Post by Uralee on Jul 3, 2014 15:05:33 GMT 10
Bedourie / Boulia Breaking camp at Bedourie, we stopped by the information centre to return the key for the spa and pool and recover our $50 note. The deposit is large but as the lady said "you can't get keys cut for 500 km. Use of the pool and spa is free for all. This little town of 120 people has better facilities than Mount Eliza. We probably left a little early. It was obviously still peak hour as we had only travelled about 40km and we saw a car on the road. An hour later a second car was seen, and abused, as he sped past providing us with our second shower for the day.....this time with rocks. The rest of the short 200 km trip from Bedourie to Boulia was pleasantly uneventfull and we ended up in the pub for an expensive lunch. READ THE SIGN
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Post by Piper on Jul 4, 2014 17:24:32 GMT 10
Another fantastic trip report, just love reading these and wondering when I will get to enjoy such adventures, best carry some spare buckets just in case.
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Post by Uralee on Jul 6, 2014 17:08:20 GMT 10
MORE STORY SOON here are a few pics of Mt.Isa View from the Mt Isa weather station. Not even mentioned at the information centre. About 4 km out on the Cloncurry road. I just saw the tower and thought there must be a track up to it somewhere. The views were fantastic........sorry, I took panorama pics and they won't upload. Maybe I will go back tomorrow and take some pics I can upload. Right now it is whiskey time...... lee
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Post by Uralee on Jul 6, 2014 17:13:47 GMT 10
MORE STORY SOON Currently touring Mt.Isa area. Lee I did say it was whiskey time........!
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Post by Piper on Jul 8, 2014 16:57:32 GMT 10
what time of the day did you take the picture ? beautiful blue sky
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