Apart from 1 or 2 small trips it has been a year since we have been away in the van. For this trip our two requirements were: had to be dog friendly so we could take Ruby and near a beach where we could set up and not do much of anything for a week. We chose Woodgate Beach Tourist Park which is about...
It was an interesting drive from Thargomindah to Cunnamulla and we stopped about halfway at Eulo for a look around at the opal shop. We all bought some rocks of some sort and continued on our way to Warrego Riverside Tourist Park where we luckily jagged a powered site for 2 nights without a booking.
Thargomindah is just one of those place names that invite you to visit. Just to see what its like. It was a fairly short drive from Noccundra at under 3 hours and we were all looking forward to hot showers and caravan park amenities. The road there is good single lane bitumen and the drive gives a good appreciation for what channel country looks...
We packed up fairly early and headed over to the pub at Noccundra to fuel up in preperation of a run to the Dig Tree. Having a chat with the lady that ran the pub while paying for the fuel (not too bad at $1.71/l) she mentioned they get the road closures report about 9am and they were expecting a few more roads to...
Topped up with fuel and food in Quilpie and hit the road towards Eromanga. Arrived in town about lunchtime so we thought we would do our traditional iconic pub lunch of a beer and a plate of chips. Picked up the key to the local museum at the pub and had a good look through some really cool displays. The video is a must...