Our Bushtracker Travels - Ros n Ross
Monday, February 5, 2024
Latest Addition to our Chev Silverado Build
Friday, November 17, 2023
Homeward Bound
After leaving the Tullebudgera Creek Tourist Park, we continued north along the M1 before turning onto the Logan Motorway that would take us further west towards Toowoomba.
Mr Google took us onto the Toowoomba Connection Road rather than the more accessible and newer A2 or Warrego Highway section. This connection road would be the steepest road we have ever towed our van up and over, but thankfully, the Chevy took it all in its stride.
We could have driven straight home from the Gold Coast in just a day, but we wanted to experience the changes the new Elka shock absorbers had made on some of the worst back roads we had previously driven over six months ago.
We packed up in pouring rain as we headed east, passing through Delungra, Inverell and Glen Innes. The rain continued as we descended through Gibraltar Range National Park, where we experienced heavy fog with limited visibility.
We planned to camp at Cangai Bridge, one of our favourite campsites beside the Mann River, but with the rain and the dirt road access to the campsite, we continued on home.
We departed on June 3rd and returned on November 20th, having travelled 15,236 km with an average fuel consumption of 20.93 L/100 km.
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Bushtracker Visit and American Car Company
It was just a short run from Gootchie Creek to the RV stop at Cooroy. The only facilities are water and a dump point; all water must be retained, and sites are twelve dollars per night.
The rear shock absorbers with protective boot cover the shaft from possible rock damage.
Monday, October 30, 2023
Agnes Waters 1770 and Gootchie Creek Escape
It's certainly been many years since we last visited Agnes Waters and 1770. Then, the access road from the Bruce Highway was dirt.
In those days, this area was just a sleepy location that had not grown but was now bursting at the seams with development.
We were heading south, so this stop was short and probably would be the last time we came here again.
We stayed at The Summit in Agnes Waters and had initially booked an unpowered site, but once we arrived, it would have been impossible to camp in this section with the uneven ground. So luckily, there was a powered site for our stay.
Friday, October 13, 2023
Haliday Bay north of Mackay
We shopped in Proserpine before heading south to spend time camping at Haliday Bay north of Mackay. We've never ventured off the highway in this part of the world, and we were so glad we did. Talk about a little slice of paradise with a small campground with powered and unpowered sites. Of course, we chose the unpowered area. The site is suited to fully self-contained caravans and motorhomes.
The on-site bar and restaurant were closed during our visit because of the reduced numbers now travelling so late in the season.
Initially, our four-night stay has grown to a sixteen as the area is so peaceful and quiet, but then, of course, it's late in the tourist season with fewer people travelling.
The past weekend was busy with people from Mackay camping here, but now that it's Monday morning, we almost have the place to ourselves.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Bound for the Coast
From Julia Creek, we continued further east along the Flinders Highway towards Richmond on what we can only describe as the worst road we've ever travelled, with damage on the left-hand side caused by the large B double and triple trucks that use these roads. We rode the centre line wherever possible, providing we could see far enough ahead to escape furrows created on these roads that were never built to handle the weights of these trucks and their loads.
These road conditions continued for another one hundred and fourteen kilometres until we reached Hughenden, where we camped at the free RV park, a large dirt car park the size of two football fields with a dump point and town water. We'd planned to spend two nights here, but one night was enough after walking around town and the swirling wind kicking up dust in the RV park.