9 July Norm and I popped into the ancient old Shakespeare pub in town, after he finished installing the new battery yesterday. With heavy rain on the way we only had time for one beer. We enjoyed chatting with one of the regulars at the bar, as well as the young manager/bar man, Blake. The … Continue reading Day 24 Barcaldine

8 July 2021 Evening reflections RedbankLater While we were enjoying our lovely camp fire last night we realised that the battery in the van was ‘on its last legs’. So our first mission upon setting up camp at the Barcaldine Showground was to find a battery outlet in town. We did detour first to the … Continue reading Day 23 Barcaldine

7 June Yesterday, when the sun lowered into the West, Norm set up the camp fire. We relaxed by the fire listening to the evening birdsong and chirruping of crickets while watching the breathtaking reflections of the trees mirrored on the still surface of the river. Gradually other campfires lit up as our many fellow … Continue reading Day 22 Jericho

6 June Finally it was time to farewell old Don and the others who made us so welcome at Anakie. The next camp on Norm’s itinerary is only 180 klms up the Capricorn Highway at the Redbank Park in the town of Jericho. We have a perfect spot beside the river and all is well. … Continue reading Day 21 Anakie to Jericho via Alpha

2 - 5 July Four days later and we are still at Anakie. For awhile Norm has been experiencing chest pain, so before we move into more remote parts we decided to pop back down to Emerald Hospital just to make sure his heart is ok. The very efficient and impressive team there soon had … Continue reading Days 17 – 20 Anakie

1 June It was a short leg in our journey today. Leaving Bluff we passed several coal laden megatrains, each 1.7 klms long as well as a coal loader, pouring black streams of coal into waiting coal trucks. The children help give some perspective of the size of the huge drag line scoop We paused … Continue reading Day 16 part 2 Bluff to Anakie

1 July Yesterday was a short amble up to the Capricorn Highway and west to the quaint town of Bluff in the Central Tablelands. Like Mt Morgan the area is very dry at the moment. Although there seems to be plenty of feed in the paddocks, we saw only a few cattle. Coal mining is … Continue reading Day 16 part 1 BLUFF

29 June Last night our camp hosts, Debbie and Dave hosted the campers at their communal camp fire. Deb cooked us the most delicious camp oven damper I have ever eaten, as well as little pizza triangles. We did not need dinner last night Camp oven This morning Rosie and I explored the many incredible … Continue reading Day 14 Mount Morgan

28 June Sunshine greeted Rosie and me on our morning walk today. While I took photos of the sunny sky Rose discovered the muddy mangrove swamp! She … Oh dear…Busy ant It was only 150 kilometers to our next camp at Mount Morgan. However, we did have to climb up a long, steep mountain with … Continue reading Day 13 Boyne Island to Mt Morgan