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Winton – Lark Quarry Dinosaur Stampede – QLD
The next big Dinosaur tour was the Lark Quarry Dinosaur Stampede. A 1 1/2 hour drive out to the original site of the only known stampede footprints in the world. This one section of rock was more impressive than the
Winton – Age of Dinosaurs – QLD
The main event in Winton was the Age of Dinosaurs museum, a 4 hour tour of fossil preparation, specimens, a movie and a buggy ride out to the new dinosaur footprints. A great day out to see the process of
Winton – Bladensburg Homestead – QLD
We visited the old Bladensburg Homestead that has been preserved since the early 1900’s. Some great artifacts within the many original buildings, including a fossil you could touch through the case, old bottles, combs, books and furniture. This is one
Winton – Storm – QLD
One morning we woke to a storm building so we raced out to the National Park to watch the show, there was lightning and a rainbow at the same time, so cool to watch. #winton #wintonstorm https://youtu.be/eNtarocaYQA
Winton – QLD
Winton, the dinosaur capital of Australia. Our first stop in town was the big WINTON sign with the caravan. Next stop catching up on washing & the town pool! The heat in Winton was around 40 each day, not cooling
Flashback to Longreach 2011 – QLD
There was in interesting coincidence at Longreach; David and I stayed here in 2011 on our first trip around Australia in our little Coromal Caravan and we blew a tire valve stem in the free camp. We turn up today
Qantas – Longreach – QLD
We didn’t make it into the Qantas museum this trip, the kids had reached their daily limit of new information so we’ll catch this place next time through. We did get a few photos out front and get to see
Longreach RSL – QLD
Want to eat out with kids in Longreach? Then the RSL club is the place to go. They have a kids play space with toys, a big kids Playstation room and activity packs for the table, winning! The kids menu
Stockman’s Hall of Fame – Longreach – QLD
In Longreach we visited the Stockman’s Hall of Fame for a history lesson on the cattle and stock trade. The displays and self guided audio tour was well thought out, they had a treasure hunt for the kids through the
Longreach Apex Park Donation Camp – QLD
In Longreach we stayed at a $5 donation camp full of roosters and brolgas. There were flushing toilets, a river, and fires in above ground pits allowed. The roosters and chickens were good fun until 3am – 6am. We were
Barcaldine Flashback to 2011
#flashback #travelphotography #travelwithkidsaustralia #travelaroundthecountry #travelaroundthecountryaust
Barcaldine – QLD
We stopped in at Barcaldine for lunch and to checkout the town where my mum was born. We saw the Tree of Knowledge where the Labour Party was formed during a sheerer’s strike in 1891. The tree was 200 years
Sapphire Caravan Park – QLD
We had a great stay at the caravan park in Sapphire, they were friendly new owners and the park had everything we needed. The number one was a shaded pool to cool down each day. They have great communal areas
Policemans Knob – QLD
The oldest known volcanic basalt plug in the world, makes a great place to view sunrise or sunset in the area. It’s located 15 minutes from Sapphire. A volcanic plug, also called a volcanic neck or lava neck, is a
Fossicking – QLD
We head out to a place called Washpool to try our hand at finding sapphires out in the bush. We only found a few tiny ones, but loved scratching around in the dirt. #fossicking https://youtu.be/AYURPF5nZLY
Pat’s Gems – Gemfields – QLD
We had a great morning at Pat’s Gems learning how to sieve sapphire wash, and identify the gems verses rocks. The kids enjoyed the whole experience, its a great setup for families, there’s a café, sandpit for little ones, and
Miners Heritage Walk In Mine Tour – Gemfields – QLD
On our first day in the Gemfields we joined a tour of a local underground sapphire mine, turned tourist tour. Our tour guide Matt showed us all the different sized tunnels, the natural sapphires still in the walls and the
The Gem Fields – QLD
We spent a great 3 days in the Gemfields Sapphire & Rubyvale. We joined an underground mine tour with Heritage Mines, learned to sieve for Sapphires at Pats Gems, tried our hand out on the fields to find our own
Springsure – QLD – Lunch Stop
A good stop from Carnarvon to Emerald is the Springsure Rest area (Virgin Rock). There’s room to park vans, toilets, cool mountains to look at and sometimes a food van. We grabbed some ice-creams, a dorky family photo and we
Mickey Creek Gorge walk – QLD
Our last walk in Carnarvon National Park was the Mickey Creek Gorge, a cool narrow Gorge that’s about 3km return. The kids loved rock hopping through the walk way. This was the easiest and most impressive area of Carnarvon. #mickeycreekgorge
