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Outback Queensland Trip 2024, Day 14: a day in Longreach

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In Iningai country Our first glamping night at Mitchell Grass Retreat was rather wild because of wind. It blew all night and everything that could flap did flap. We never felt insecure, because the tent’s floor and support structure are solid. It was just the noise. Also, in the morning, it was discombobulating doing your … Read more

Outback Queensland Trip, Day 7: getting to the Gulf

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Today was mostly a driving day, involving 1.5 hours to Georgetown for morning tea; 1.5 hours to Croydon for lunch; 1.5 hours to Normanton for a leg stretch; then around 45 mins or so to Karumba Point on the Gulf of Carpentaria. Most of these place names will be unknown to most people, as these … Read more

Outback Queensland Trip, Day 5: and we are off …

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OK, folks, please bear with us because this is not easy. We are out in the wilds of North Queensland on a local WiFi network, working in a bar area because the network does not extend to our rooms. We’ll do our best to get something done. After last night’s welcome dinner, today was the … Read more

Perth Trip 2022, Days 5-6: Settling into Freo; Visiting Rotto

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Like many tourists I think, when we come to Perth we gravitate to Fremantle (or Freo as it is affectionately called.) This probably sounds like we are old hands, but in fact I’ve only been here two or three times before, and Len once. That last time was in 2005! For our non-Australian readers, I … Read more