• Lake Dyer – Laidley
• Toowoomba
•  Millmerran
• Talwood
• Nindigully Pub
• Bollon
• Eulo
• Wanco Station, Quilpie

 

After spectacular views at Mt Warning and such a beautiful coastline we decided to head outback Queensland in the hope of less people and traffic.   So we bypassed Brisbane (but still got the road tolls) we pulled up for the night a Lake Dyer, Laidley a  lake Russ Mosetter  use to ski on .   On to Toowoomba the next day.  What a beautiful town.  Lovely parks and gardens and georgous old houses.

Next stop Main Range National Park or so we thought – after all the rain, we had to bypass this one and therefore we ended up at Millmerran Showgrounds for the night.  Ended up taking the long way
around. 


Millmerran show wood chop left overs

                            

The start of some freebies – Talwood – population 4???  For an icecream at the only shop and a drink at the pub for a hot shower – not a bad deal.

 

Talwood rec ground this is probably in good nic!

Nindigully – a pub on the Moonie River – free camp and showers.  An extremely old pub on the river with plenty evidence of flooding only a couple of days prior.  Being a Friday night it was quiet noisy and a bit of a truck stop too.

 

Pub was used in one of Hue's Aussie movies" Paperback Hero"
Yep that's the camp site!

 

 

 

Next stop Bollon – we’re starting to get a bit more outback – the soil is getting redder, the trucks bigger and the roads narrower.  Bird life everywhere and cattle (big big cattle) just looking at you on the very edge of the road.  Camp for the night – the cemetery.  Hot showers in town, toilets, water and a river not a bad place for a couple of nights for a donation.

 

Pretty Dead spot!

 

The Brolgas calls are a nice way to wake at first light.

With a stop for supplies at Cunnamulla next camp – Eulo besides the Paroo River – no toilets/showers here – just a bit noisy as water trucks filling from the river continually.  I don’t think we’ve found a road without road works since leaving Bendigo.

 

Some of the locals at Eulo out for evening stroll

 


Paroo River on sunset

 

 

 





Lake Houdraman Dawn



Really Pretty lake even with flies.

Wanco Station, Lake Houdraman,  Quilpie – such a beautiful lake.  From pelicans, black swans, spoonbills, and broglas to water lillies, green tree frogs  and of course the big red cattle oh and the flies, many many flies.  Outside Nomad season has its benefits no other campers here yet . It’s very hot here so a dip in the lake was a necessity.

Tomorrow on the Charleville for supplies then on to Blackall via Morven.

Hooroo

Happy Birthday Jessie