The road from Clermont to Charters Towers is not too bad, although there seemed to be more dead cars on the side of the road than dead roos - even though on the map it looks to be near the coast and civilisation, there's not much out here and a lot of space in between. The outback starts early in northern Queensland. This is a 375km trip and there is precisely one stop, which you may as well make the most of!
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| Belyando Crossing Roadhouse, Qld |
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| Belyando Crossing Roadhouse, Qld |
'CT' is one of our favourites. Apart from a really nice Big4 van park, it's a lovely old town, but modern enough to have lots of stuff one needs, such as screws and bolts and caravan window winders and locks and even trailer mirrors.
Today is the day to fix up some of the carnage, well a few bits and pieces that have come loose and broken at least. I found 'the' hardware store and stocked up on bits and pieces, and then oddest little caravan place that had a few proper things and made a start. We replaced the two winder mechanisms on the bedroom window, but I couldn't easily see how to replace the catches, which are riveted on, so I went to the pool instead! The pool was 'refreshing', to say the most, but a really nice spot.
This Big4 Aussie Outback Oasis is a bit of a gem really. It's known for its Friday Night pizza and show around a big campfire. The pizza was OK, and the 4 persons doing karaoke were entertaining enough, even if their choice of endless ballads seemed at odds with the Rock and Roll that they kept telling us we were going to get.
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| 3/4 of the 4 person band. Big4 Aussie Outback Oasis. Charters Towers Qld |
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| Big4 Aussie Outback Oasis. Charters Towers |
Tomorrow we head off into the unknown - a new untravelled road for us, which is becoming a bit of a rarity.
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