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herbie


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All good things have to come to an end,so the saying goes, but always another destination in the planning (Tasmania next long trip )
We spent the last two weeks camping and fishing around  Chinchilla/Miles/ Tara/ Condamine and Glenmorgan.
Even if you are not into fishing all the camps are free and camp at Glenmorgan has power tap water  and hot showers a pub(The bottle Tree Hotel ) good cheap meals, and a shop and fuel and a beaut privately owned motor museum well worth a look.The caming spots we camped at were at Chinchilla Wier on Condamine River.
Grays Reserve Condamine River.
Archers Crossing.
Dogwood Creek Camp.
Miles Gill Wier.
Calliguel Lagoon.  
Tara Lagoon.
Glenmorgan Pialway reserve.
The fishing gods were kind to us ,catching some nice size Cod and Golden Perch, as the water was a little discoloured so decided on using the trusty old spinner bait (yellow colour )Also dropped a a shrimp trap in to use for bait and managed to do ok using fresh bait.
Will we return to this beautiful under developed tourist mecca YOU BET!!!
Now back to work come Monday but at least we have some great memories spent with good friends good food a lot of laughs and even a few beers too many.
 


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Sounds wonderful, Herbie! Can't wait to do it myself.

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smileWell done, Herbie. Have followed your Qld venture with great interest. Will be  basing myself in Yeppoon for about 3 months and doing week long forays around the areas you have been . Hope to arrive up there in about 4/5 weeks. Thanks for the info



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I will post some other places we visited if you like.

I just did not want to bore people to death in what we did.

I find that other peoples views of a place far out way the glossy magazine or tourist hyp regarding how good/ bad an area is.

Regards Herbie



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Herbie hi

I am so lucky I started following Grey Nomads not all that long back and your post was one of the first I read and enjoyed so now when I see your name attached to a post I read it to see what your up to.

I hope you enjoy work and in no time you will be hitting the road once again. Best of luck.



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Totally agree Radar,always follow Herbies posts and soon as I see one ,out comes the pen and little black book,my little black book is getting quite a bucket list in it thanks to Herbie,be looking forward to hearing that your heading off again .Des



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Thanks for the trip reports and other tips Herbie, they were appreciated!  smile



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Likewise, I have been adding your camping spots to my Bucket List too Herbie, looking forward to reading more reports of your trips mate....Thanks

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