Wednesday, 29 July 2015

PUB CRAWL TO TWEED HEADS

We set ourselves a task to be in Tweed Heads NSW in 12 days to surprise Kim's sister Robyn on her 60th birthday. It was a drive of some 3500 kms from Kununurra across the NT and central QLD, travelling via Katherine down to Tennant Creek, across to Camooweal down through Mount Isa, Longreach, Roma, Toowoomba to the Tweed. We teamed up with some travelling buddies of ours, Suzanne  & Owen, and proceeded to have a fun filled journey stopping at some wonderful outback pubs along the way.
 
 Mataranka NT. Home of the movie "We of the Never Never" and some wonderful hot springs to ease your weary bones.









 
 This little fella made himself right at home

The pink pub - Larrimah NT
 
 
 

Daly Waters Pub NT. We teamed up with our neighbours on all fronts for a fantastic night. We all enjoyed beef, barra and hangovers.

 
 







 Glad we missed this flight


 
 Camping at Camooweal QLD




View from the loo

 Mount Isa QLD. Unlucky to be here in a miners camp at State of Origin time

 
Lake Moondarra

 
Remains of Uranium mining town Mary Kathleen. Operations ceased in 1984 and the township was auctioned off




McKinley QLD -  Walkabout Creek Hotel, Crocodile Dundee

 


 Rolf behind bars. You gotta love their sense of humour

Changing outback colours. We just love it.

 Kynuna, another fun filled night.


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 Great sunset from the bar

Love the colours

Winton, great little town. Good pies too.

Longreach, home of QANTAS

The distances you had to drive to get a beer.
 
 What a great little place Yaraka was. Once thriving sheep country now in the grip of drought. The pub even took us on a sunset tour to Mt Slowcombe.





Views from Mt Slowcombe overlooking town site and surrounds
 


 After this it was back to the pub and the open fire. Beautiful!!!!!

 On the road again and we travelled down the "yellow brick road".

 A rainbow greeted us upon arrival at Robyn's.
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