November 2012 – Sunrise Today…

Windorah to Yaraka

WGS84 24° 53′ 0″ S, 144° 5′ 0″ E -24.883333, 144.083333 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaraka,_Queensland Yaraka is a small town in Central West Queensland, Australia. It was the terminus of a railway line. It is lcoated 220 km south of Longreach, 165 km west of Blackall and 100 km south of Isisford. The town has a population of 12 with 117 people living in the surrounding area.Continue reading “Windorah to Yaraka”

Windorah Queensland

http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Windorah&params=25_25_S_142_39_E_type:city_region:AU-QLD Windorah is a small town which features a service station with a blind attendant who actually does very well as he works everything by touch and knows where everything is. Next door is a Café, snack bar and shop, which was closed 12.30 to 2.30 so we had to go across the road toContinue reading “Windorah Queensland”

Birdsville to Windorah past Betoota

From Birdsville there was 486 kms of mostly dusty road interspersed with roadwork detours into even dustier roads. I transferred to the biggest Triple Road Train which carried the rig gear. I now had a great view of everything in a 5 star air-conditioned comfortable Road Train, a softer seat, with country music and theContinue reading “Birdsville to Windorah past Betoota”

Birdsville Queensland

25°53′56″S 139°21′06″E http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdsville When proclaimed the town had three hotels, two stores, a customs house for interstate trade, a police station and a large collection of commercial buildings but in 2007 there was just one hotel serving canned or bottled beer, library, visitor information centre, museum and a hospital. Today Birdsville is a popularContinue reading “Birdsville Queensland”

Birdsville Track

http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/birdsvil.htm The track from Marree in South Australia to Birdsville in Queensland, is the best known and loneliest road in Australia. It was opened up in the 1860s to bring cattle from the Northern Territory, New South Wales and Queensland to the nearest railhead which at that time was Port Augusta. As a result ofContinue reading “Birdsville Track”

Clifton Hills to Birdsville along the Birdsville Track

I traveled with the young man who had to be the worst driver I have ever driven with. He drove in the dust of the vehicle in front and would not listen to any advice from me who had already driven the Birdsville Track 7 times. He also kept swerving from side to side andContinue reading “Clifton Hills to Birdsville along the Birdsville Track”

Clifton Hills Station Birdsville Track South Australia

Thirty six days the Drill Team stayed on the property for the time it took to drill 1528 meters to find the sandstone bed of the Artesian Basin where the water was. Then the pump was attached and the boiling water gushed out at a rate of 60 liters a second. Pipes transferred the waterContinue reading “Clifton Hills Station Birdsville Track South Australia”

Dope on a Rope – (Smokin’ on Sweet-dreams)

Originally posted on XPLORE – Out & About:
Baz climbing Sweet Dreams, Blue Mountains, Australia Dope on a Rope, sweet-dreams, you might just be left wondering what has Baz, The Landy, been getting up to. Don’t worry, I haven’t taken to peddling anything down a back-alley, but I was climbing today in one of the…

Ayers Rock Uluru Northern Territory

http://www.ayersrockresort.com.au/location/ It is in the vast reaches of the outback that you will discover the essence of Australia. In the Red Centre, you’ll journey through some of the most astonishing landscapes on earth. Marvel at the landforms of the region and learn how they were formed, see the expansive night sky awash in theContinue reading “Ayers Rock Uluru Northern Territory”