Touring is thirsty work!.
Even though we have a Grill’d in Rockhampton it’s not a place we ever stopped at. too many other choices I guess. So during our trip to Brisbane to pick up the “Inga the Bavarian Beauty” we stayed at the Eatons Hill Hotel. With a few eating choice close by we ventured to Grill’d and …
This is my favourite place to stay in Gladstone, nice modern motel that is part of the Oaks chain of motels. The pub that is part of the complex used to be really good, it is really disappointing now though. Overpriced drinks and a very limited dining menu from the pub itself. They try and …
The time had come to return home, our first foray into a few days of touring in the Pajero was coming to an end. We learnt a lot this trip including: How to pack for a trip. Carry spare fuel just in case (thankfully we never ran short. Make sure you set your waypoints for …
Today’s journey would cover around 540km going from Salvator Rosa National Park to Blackdown Tabledowns National Park. Our journey would take us through Springsure and Blackwater. As mentioned in our day 6 post, the park was very quiet, so quiet we were the only visitors there 🙂. So we arose to nothing but the sounds …
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 …