I arrived in Wallangarra on a rather wet afternoon and thought it rather strange to see a tree taking shelter under what looked like a rather new tin shed. However, with the rain picking up speed, I thought I’d go and join the tree to see what was happening and...
On my trip from Rocky to Gin Gin I came across my first Driver Reviver station where I was met by Peter (an exchange student from Sweden) and locals Glenn and Ken. These three jovial folk were happy to share a tale or two and also serve me with free coffee and...
Town 20: Muckadilla is located in a grain producing area and, as it has its own grain store, it shares a similar appearance again to todays other towns. Muckadilla though is a great name – it’s hard to say it without smiling. The population also appear to...
Town 19: After joining the main A2 highway again I carry on until I reach Wallumbilla. Strangely, the three towns visited today all take on a similar appearance. I guess the terrain and cropping in the area creates the similarity. Whilst quite a distance from any...
Town 18: I diverted 33KM from the main highway to reach Condamine. Another small town not dissimilar to Brigalow. To get here I passed through Chinchilla and I am now rather curious to find out more about their Melon festival (to be held again in 2011). Anyway, worthy...
Town 17: After the rain forcing an overnight stay at a newly built motel in Dalby, today I got up early to finish visiting the non-coastal Queensland towns from the ‘I’ve been everywhere’ song. This involved some weaving between different roads to...
