If you are only going to do that trip once I suggest you add in Winton, Boulia to Mt Isa. It is just wonderful thru there I reckon. But whichever way you go, have a safe and happy trip. Cheers Colleen
Pretty much done all those roads with a camper trailer, caravan or on a motorbike. Get fuel whenever you can and make sure everything is tied down &/or locked when you get out of your vehicle at fuel stops, wherever that may be.
All been good. Some parks have the park dog that comes to greet you. Barkly Homestead had a horse.
Just because it's a nice warm sunny day in Mt.Isa, it doesn't mean that the swimming pool at the park is actually warm.
-- Edited by LLD on Tuesday 19th of April 2016 03:23:49 PM
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Mount Bundy Station, at Victoria River is a great place to stop - they have powered or unpowered sites - the unpowered ones are down below the powered area, but you can use the amenities, and the pool at half the cost. Had some friends stay there, on our recommendation, and they didn't want to leave!
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As you are going through Three Ways, then Tennant Creek is only about 24 kilometres south.
Well worth a look, for the extra mileage, if you had never been there before.
Daly Waters pub is a must see on your way to Darwin. i also recommend Bitter Springs at Mataranka as well worth a visit. ( i thought Bitter Springs was much nicer than Mataranka Homestead for thermal pool )
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Julia Creek has an excellent Free Campsite. The council even provides free push bikes to ride into town - only a kilometre at most. Once a week they have a $10 Meal and provide a bus to take the free campers to it. Here is the camp fire at the meal site.
we loved Camoweal, stayed at the Billabongs just over the bridge from the hotel( only a distance of about 2klm ). Its a great free camp but has no toilets or showers. Our porta potty was set up and our solar shower but on first day and a trip to the pub we found out that for a small fee we could use the showers in the pubs caravan park. Went straight back to our campsite and dismantled the solar shower and went to the pub daily ( gave hubby an excuse to go have a beer )
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Daughter was working at Avon Downs about 10 years ago and went to the Camoweal Pub one day. Went into the lounge as the bar was full of blokes. Only women were Aboriginal and they all came over to talk to her. Were really friendly and interested. Wanted to know why she was there, where she was from. Were very chatty as not many (if any) white women actually visit the pub lounge.
I'd previously been thru Camoweal early afternoon on pension day. Busy, clean and local population all had a genuine smile on their faces. Not sure what it was like later that day. Probably not a lot of difference to pay-day and the old "six o'clock swill". Grew up in a industrial neighbourhood with a pub on every corner and most people walked or rode a pushbike.
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