Outback Queensland Trip 2024, Day 23: a little extra

In Turrbal country. Commenting on our last post, my American friend Carolyn said “I bet you’ll find interesting things to write about on your remaining half-day tomorrow too.” She knows us too well, because of course we did! Sky Deck and the Queen’s Wharf Precinct We did have one plan for the morning – to … Read more

Outback Queensland Trip 2024, Day 21-22: meandering in Meanjin/Magandjin

In Yuggera/Jagera and Turrbal country Unless we do something astonishing tomorrow morning, this will be the last post we write about our current trip, as we fly home tomorrow afternoon. As we’ve said before, this record is primarily an aide-memoire for ourselves, but knowing our friends and family are following us in spirit helps motivate … Read more

Outback Queensland Trip 2024, Day 19-20: familiarising ourselves with Meanjin/Maganjin/Brisbane 

In Turrbal Country Our Outback Spirit Tour might be over but our trip is continuing for a few more days, to enable us to explore Brisbane and enjoy some warmth before returning south. We had some ideas about how to spend our time, but for fun I thought I’d ask Chat GPT again for a … Read more

Outback Queensland Trip 2024, Day 16: it’s all about Carnarvon Gorge

In Mandandanji country I’m very sorry for the scattiness of yesterday’s post – I was so tired and my proof-reader was asleep!  The way I work is to make rough notes as we go, paste them into the blog, and then massage them into shape. Unfortunately, the massager’s hands were not up to scratch last … Read more

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

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