Category Archives: Expeditions

On the road again, photo shot Qantas 747 and then off to Barcaldine and Blackall. We encountered the worst head winds of the trip; all cars suffered and Glad was nearly unable to move forward; it appears 2 cylinders are … Continue reading →

Rained heavily overnight; washing first thing, then tourist day.  No driving. A 21 foot southern cross windmill, fantastic. We had a great morning at the Qantas museum with a tour inside their first Boeing 707.  We have been asked to … Continue reading →

Day looks wet and windy; will be a tourist day in Winton and then a short hop to Longreach. We had a late start and the owner wanted a group photo. We obliged [see photo]. We then visited the truck … Continue reading →

            We departed at a leisurely hour to meet Reg who was camped out of town. Eventually the team assembled themselves and we departed at 9.30am, definitely in tourist mode. Strong headwinds and steady rain … Continue reading →

Had a good night and accommodation. Brett and Allan fixed Glad’s starter and Peter his tyre, then we leisurely headed for Mt Isa. Peter had an elecrical problem that was fixed and we got into Isa for shopping and sight-seeing … Continue reading →

In the early hours at Three Ways camp it rained very heavily.  Some were prepared and some not. Colin was seen sitting up in bed with an umbrella to keep the rain off; it didn’t work.  He then got under … Continue reading →

Had cuppa and a happy birthday song for Frank and some songs that are not repeatable. Left Daly Waters for Dunmara Roadhouse where some had a cooked breakfast, especially birthday boy. Day is cool and low cloud, cars are operating … Continue reading →

Today we had half a day sightseeing in Katherine and working on our cars.  Some went to Katherine Gorge; some had a good look around the town.  We were visited by Ian Locke of the Katherine Veteran Car Club who … Continue reading →

Had a 6AM start in the cars from Kununara with a large monsoon to the north.  We headed east to Timber  Creek with few problems [GLAD’s senior mechanic changed the carby over in record-breaking time of 3 minutes using gloves … Continue reading →