Touring is thirsty work!.
Today’s journey would cover around 530km going from Lake Dunn to Salvator Rosa National Park. Our journey would take us through Aramac, Barcaldine, Blackall and Tambo. The first stop for the day was Aramac to fuel up at the WhiteBull Roadhouse. We also took the opportunity to stop and visit the Aramac Tramway Museum. Once we …
The sculpture trail is a circuit starting in Aramac but is also accessiblefrom Jericho. You can travel the loop either way and it covers a distance of approximately 200km. It comprises of 40 sculptural creations mostly on an outback theme ranging from emu families to jackaroos. These amazing artworks are the creations of Milynda Rogers …
It was time to say goodbye to Ravenswood and get moving towards our destination at Lake Dunn. Lake Dunn is 63km north east of Aramac. the lake is the only wetland area in Central West Queensland and is consequently home to a large waterfowl population. The start of our journey was rather foggy so we took it slower heading to Charters …
Day 3 of our tour involved only a little bit of driving around Ravenswood and a quick run up to Mingela. We wanted to grab a photo for our collection and to tick off another Aussie pub in the Australian Bush Pubs book. We were staying at the Railway Hotel and it was a quiet …
We stopped in here 3 times during our stay in Ravenswood, the first day service was pretty prompt. When we called in the next day service was incredibly slow. Especially when the only thing you ordered was a large bowl of hot chips and gravy for lunch Their breakfast was good and the do a …
The Railway Hotel is a heritage listed hotel in Barton Street, Ravenswood. It is a large brick hotel and it was built opposite of the site of the now gone railway station, it was built about 1901. Well worth visiting for a cold beer and even spend the night. It is very much a period …
We rose early to sunshine and serenity at Sarina Beach. Today’s destination was the historic town of Ravenswood, a journey of around 530km. First stop was “The Diner” in Sarina for breakfast. It is a local icon, being a firm favourite with generations of sugar mill workers & locals. Leaving Sarina we ventured up the …
The Diner in Sarina is a local icon, it is a firm favourite with generations of sugar mill workers & locals. Diners sit along rectangular bars on either side of the central food preparation area. It is situated beside the North Coast rail line, the only sign on the diner is one indicating if its …
Beach side motel The Sarina Beach Motel is in a great location looking out on to the Coral Sea. It has been undergoing a re-vamp over the past few years and the rooms are nice and fresh looking on the beach side part of the motel. The in-house restaurant is pretty good, I found their meals …
We had a wet start to our tour with rain from Rockhampton to Duaringa, our destination for the day was the Sarina Beach Motel. We went out via Duaringa as I’d never driven the dirt stretch from Duaringa to Apis Creek and I wanted to check it out. As we are still sorting out how we …