Longreach
25th July 2017
Longreach Queensland
Been on the road for almost a month now and we have made it to the dry outback of Western Queensland.
We didn't have too much trouble getting the ownership and registration swapped over from the previous owners thanks to the help of Gary and Lynne Briggs whom we met up with a few days after leaving Maloolabar. They live in a flash apartment close to The Gold Coast and it was nice catching up with them once again.
However the outback was calling and after a few days Maria and I were keen to get started on our adventure. Out first day saw us take to the foothills just south of Brisbane and through the hills to Mt Tambourine.
We made our way westwards visiting a couple of small nationals parks along the way. Our first real wilderness camping spot was at NguNgu National Park beside a large lake with lots of birds and geese. All very different from what we have at home. The country is dry, rustic and very rocky in comparison to anywhere back home.We got ourselves registered with the national parks camp booking system which was very interesting.
We had a couple of days at Carnarvon National Park where we did a couple of walks to see palms, cycads and ghost gums in a canyon setting. The weather was very settled and most days start off really cool and build to about 25 degrees C during the day. One of the big changes we have to get used to is the lack of twilight and long evenings of darkness. At 20 degrees Lattitude it gets dark at 6.00 pm and light once again at 6.00 am. We are getting plenty of sleep as with camping once the dishes are done and diaries written it off to bed.
The camper is proving to be versatile and well suited to the climate and temperatures. While it takes about a hour to set up and break down most days the Hilux tows the unit with ease. If staying at a camp spot for more than one day we put up more protection from the dew and rain. Now we are in the desert we are living outside and enjoying balmy evenings.
That's it for now and will try to be a more frequent blogger in future.
Cheers
Rudy and Maria
Longreach Queensland
Been on the road for almost a month now and we have made it to the dry outback of Western Queensland.
We didn't have too much trouble getting the ownership and registration swapped over from the previous owners thanks to the help of Gary and Lynne Briggs whom we met up with a few days after leaving Maloolabar. They live in a flash apartment close to The Gold Coast and it was nice catching up with them once again.
However the outback was calling and after a few days Maria and I were keen to get started on our adventure. Out first day saw us take to the foothills just south of Brisbane and through the hills to Mt Tambourine.
We made our way westwards visiting a couple of small nationals parks along the way. Our first real wilderness camping spot was at NguNgu National Park beside a large lake with lots of birds and geese. All very different from what we have at home. The country is dry, rustic and very rocky in comparison to anywhere back home.We got ourselves registered with the national parks camp booking system which was very interesting.
We had a couple of days at Carnarvon National Park where we did a couple of walks to see palms, cycads and ghost gums in a canyon setting. The weather was very settled and most days start off really cool and build to about 25 degrees C during the day. One of the big changes we have to get used to is the lack of twilight and long evenings of darkness. At 20 degrees Lattitude it gets dark at 6.00 pm and light once again at 6.00 am. We are getting plenty of sleep as with camping once the dishes are done and diaries written it off to bed.
The camper is proving to be versatile and well suited to the climate and temperatures. While it takes about a hour to set up and break down most days the Hilux tows the unit with ease. If staying at a camp spot for more than one day we put up more protection from the dew and rain. Now we are in the desert we are living outside and enjoying balmy evenings.
That's it for now and will try to be a more frequent blogger in future.
Cheers
Rudy and Maria
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