Tambo Dam

A view at the Tambo Dam is always a good spot for a break from driving.

Outback Driving

A visit to Winton involves several hours of expansive outback driving when transferring from Longreach.

Camp Out

Camped out at a rest area near Augathella. Day one of driving done.

Empty Long Road

The empty long road south from Longreach to Jundah on a very quiet Sunday afternoon.

Driving

A view out the driver's window on the road to Winton in outback Queensland.

Driving

Driving the trail home from Rigby Falls.

Things You See

The things you see when out driving on roads between mining towns.

Road

A section of the road heading to Kajabbi. There is is plenty of scenery around this area and it's a good drive. There are also plenty of 4wd tracks to explore on the Old Mount Isa Kajabbi road.

Speed

Outside of built up areas, the speed limit in the Northern Territory used to be unlimited. Now it is limited to 130 kilometres per hour. Previously, the real limit was that if you drove too fast you would not have enough petrol to get to the next fill-up. 130 is a good speed, you can do 400km in 3 hours.

Tower In The Road

This communications repeater tower looked to be in the middle of the road as I drove toward it north of Winton yesterday. Yes, this means I'm home in Mount Isa again. I still have some more photos from my coastal adventures to share with you over the coming days, so watch out.

Driving

The things you see in your side mirror while crossing a great big flat desert. This was about halfway between Kynuna and Winton. We all made it in one piece and without breakdowns. The only casualties were a few hubcaps seen flying off over a cattle grid and some insects.

On the Road Home

This is a view I'll never get tired of. This was taken on the Barkly Highway heading from Camooweal back to Mt Isa. The scenery is brilliantly coloured and the big sky envelopes all. This road used to be known as the worst section of national highway in Queensland. It was single lane bitumen, dirt shoulders, regularly flooded and a difficult drive for a mere 200km. Thankfully it is now upgraded, and as you can see, wide and flat with no potholes in sight. New bridges span all the crossings and there are even pleasant cambers steering you into some of the bends - not that there are many corners to negotiate out here.