We’ve no service here so this won’t be published until we strike civilisation. It’s funny, but as soon as we head south, we start thinking of home and then become anxious to get there without sightseeing along the way. The weather also is less enjoyable for camping- so maybe we’ll be home in a couple of days!
We’ve had a few very interesting days in this channel country. We left Blackall and headed to Quilpie through Adavale along a very quiet road! In the 300 odd kms, not one vehicle passed us and we only met 2 cattle trucks going the other way. The road started off as an excellent dirt road - with lots of floodways and cattle grids, but deteriorated to a track once we entered the Quilpie shire.
The little town of Adavale was very sad as it’s still recovering from the severe floods. We had thought of camping there but it didn’t look at all appealing. So we travelled a bit further - this time on bitumen, to Quilpie, where we set up by the Lake. We really loved our stay there - we witnessed an amazing sunset, took a lovely long walk around the lake and enjoyed the serenity and birdlife. What we didn’t enjoy quite as much were the flies - the flynets came out and flies have been pesky ever since!
On our way to a Thargomindah, we stopped at the Toompine Pub and enjoyed a fly free coffee break and a chat to the young English chap who was our barista. What a change for him being in this pub without a town - and without a car, he and his partner really are isolated. The pub has recently been renovated and looks great!
The whole area still has lots of signs of the recent floods -lots of homes were flooded and there’s many caravans being used as makeshift homes. The water marks on trees and buildings show how high the floods were.. We are amazed at the resilience of these outback people. Wherever we went, we met cheerful optimistic citizens despite some property owners losing livestock, fencing and infrastructure. If you look closely at the debis on the fence, it indicates just how much water there was. This bridge into Quilpie was under water and the locals were going over it on their jet skis!
The upside of the floods is there is plentiful feed for stock, prolific bird life and beautiful wild flowers.
We’re now having lunch in Tibooburra and I’m finishing this blog ready for publishing. The Queensland side of the Silver City Highway was certainly no highway and the bulldust patches were a bit scary! Once again, we struck very little traffic and here it’s rather quiet too. Our morning tea spot was very isolated! 
If we look back in our trip, Queensland has been very kind to us with great weather, beautiful spots and memorable experiences. Luckily we had no car or caravan troubles (except they are very very dirty!) and most importantly we enjoyed good health. We were very fortunate to share the first weeks with Dennis & Tops and Mark & Kerri. This will be the final blog so until our next trip, we say goodbye & best wishes to all. ❌❌❌❌
The little town of Adavale was very sad as it’s still recovering from the severe floods. We had thought of camping there but it didn’t look at all appealing. So we travelled a bit further - this time on bitumen, to Quilpie, where we set up by the Lake. We really loved our stay there - we witnessed an amazing sunset, took a lovely long walk around the lake and enjoyed the serenity and birdlife. What we didn’t enjoy quite as much were the flies - the flynets came out and flies have been pesky ever since!
On our way to a Thargomindah, we stopped at the Toompine Pub and enjoyed a fly free coffee break and a chat to the young English chap who was our barista. What a change for him being in this pub without a town - and without a car, he and his partner really are isolated. The pub has recently been renovated and looks great!
The whole area still has lots of signs of the recent floods -lots of homes were flooded and there’s many caravans being used as makeshift homes. The water marks on trees and buildings show how high the floods were.. We are amazed at the resilience of these outback people. Wherever we went, we met cheerful optimistic citizens despite some property owners losing livestock, fencing and infrastructure. If you look closely at the debis on the fence, it indicates just how much water there was. This bridge into Quilpie was under water and the locals were going over it on their jet skis!
The upside of the floods is there is plentiful feed for stock, prolific bird life and beautiful wild flowers.We’re now having lunch in Tibooburra and I’m finishing this blog ready for publishing. The Queensland side of the Silver City Highway was certainly no highway and the bulldust patches were a bit scary! Once again, we struck very little traffic and here it’s rather quiet too. Our morning tea spot was very isolated! If we look back in our trip, Queensland has been very kind to us with great weather, beautiful spots and memorable experiences. Luckily we had no car or caravan troubles (except they are very very dirty!) and most importantly we enjoyed good health. We were very fortunate to share the first weeks with Dennis & Tops and Mark & Kerri. This will be the final blog so until our next trip, we say goodbye & best wishes to all. ❌❌❌❌
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