June/July 2023 Queensland trip

Rose and I headed to Queensland for winter in June. it didn't really warm up at all.

Mitchell camp

Augathella camp

Blackall camp

Said goodbye to Rose at Barcaldine, she continued on to Longreach to see her family members.  The rain was coming, and I was getting worried about where to camp and ride out the weather.

Aramac town. A great place to camp while the rain is about. Cost was $40 for 5 nights with hot showers, washing machine and a short walk to town. The rain had set in for the most part.

 

The local eatery was once the owners lounge room 

 

Didn't look like much but defiantly the Hyundai is not made for mud.

 

My neighbor on the right who helped me drive out of the mud and a pub patron on the left. Waiting for the rain to ease to walk back to the caravan park.

 

Leichhardt's dig tree

 

Breakfast in the park

This fellow was hitchhiking, gave him a lift to the next town 

The rider says the colour of the horse is called flee bitten

Overnight stops after leaving Aramac, Emerald free camped beside the bridge, breakfast at Comet, near Lidwig Leichhardt's Did tree.  Hot shower and a good night's sleep at Dululu, lunch at Banana, at Taroom lions park I woke up to ice and freezing conditions and left as soon as I could to warm up. Lunch at Miles. Next stop was Warialda for the night then left very early for Inverell and onto Thunderbolts Way all the way to the very end at Gloucester. A fantastic way to come home, just the downhill drive coming down from the mountains was a bit dicky.