Longreach - Roadtrip 2013

Longreach was hot, dry and dusty but had plenty to keep us occupied. We rolled though town to check out Apex Riverside Park - a popular Free Stay. It certainly was popular but looked hot and dusty. Options back in town didn't look all that inviting so we picked our patch of dirt at the Free Stat. Home for the next 3 nights.

 

Apex Riverside Park Longreach

Of course you can't visit Longreach without visiting the QANTAS museum. A very hands on experience which we all enjoyed.

TeamBray 747

TeamBray kids at the Qantas Founders Museum

TeamBray kids at the Qantas Founders Museum

TeamBray at the QANTAS museum

TeamBray at the QANTAS museum

TeamBray at the QANTAS museum

 

TeamBray at the QANTAS museum

 

Ready for take-off

I need one of these to load the roof rack

 

100,000 horsepower engine

Black Box Flight recorder in the 747

 

 

 

 

The Free stay Apex Riverside park is a popular spot for travellers. Located amongst the Longreach 'Common' land it's a popular area for locals too. The site is adjacent to the Thompson river which we understand is good for Yellow Belly.

 

Whilst it was generally too hot to want to cook much TeacherMum got busy and made a yummy breakfast.

 

We met some travellers from Rockhampton - Percy Parrot was one of them. Percy was quite popular and, as expected, has her own Facebook page. We bumped into Percy in Winton where I don't think she was enjoying the heat. Neither were we !!

You can visit Longreach and see the Qantas Founters Museum, visit the Stockmans Hall of Fame but if you don't experience Kinnon and Co then you're missing out.

TeacherMum had us booked in to see the Kinnon & Co

• Harry Redford Old Time Tent Show
• Cobb & Co stagecoach experience (as warned "this is an experience, not a fun park ride)
• Thomson River Cruise including bush poetry, dinner and the new Starlight's Spectacular Sound and Light Show

Everything Kinnon & Co did was very professionally done. At the end of the Cruise night Richard Kinnon stood up and was very humble in stating what the family has provided and how much they need the 'city cousins' to visit their town. Richard gave a genuine thank you to the large group that him and his crew had been busy entertaining and feeding for the entire day.

 

 

Check out the video we took along the way

 

Kinnon & Co Paddle Wheeler The Thomson Belle

 

 

 

Sunset on the Thomson Belle

Kinnon & Co campfire poetry

 

Outdoor sound and light show

 

Outdoor sound and light show

 

Harry Redford Old Time Tent Show

 

 

The Stockmans Hall of Fame

 

Lots of interesting displays here. Unfortunately we didn't see the show as it was overbooked and there were only FULL SUN seats left. Yuk it was too hot for that.

 

ActionDads twin ??

 

As you can see - plenty to do in Longreach. Next stop - Winton.

 

 

Brisbane to Longreach - RoadTrip 2013

Leg 1 of our 2013 RoadTrip takes us to a FreeStay in Muckadilla. Quiet FreeStay ..... Quiet if you can ignore the RoadTrains rumbling past all night. Toilets and showers were clean though.

TeamBray at Muckadilla Free Stay

Kids struggled to get out of bed on the first morning. 6am time to move !!

TeamBray sleepy heads

 

Muckadilla Free Stay

 

Passing through Morven we spotted these guys by the side of the road. We ended up seeing many many more over the next 2 days. We saw more emus than (live) kangaroos.

Emus in Morven

We stopped at Augathella for some fuel. Wow, Augathella HOME OF THE MEAT ANT.

Augathella home of the Meat Ant

 

 

TeamBray on the move

 

This FreeStay in Isisford on the Barcoo river was a great overnight stay. The river had dried up but a small weir in town kept water in this area.

Emus at Morven

Isisford FreeStay

Moving on to Longreach I had to stop for a pic of this awesome camper.

Had to stop for this cool pic

Had to stop for this cool pic