Birdsville Trip Day 2 - Mitchell to Quilpie 394km

Day 2 of what we are referring to as  S.C.A.B (Steve, Cav, Anna and Bron) tours.

This morning we woke to a chilly morning of 3.2 degrees and had a quick coffee and breakfast before packing up. We were on the road just after 8 and made our way west to Charlieville where we stopped to refuel and find Steve a pie...

After leaving Charlieville the road started to narrow and the traffic dropped right off.  We made good time and arrived at Lake Houdraman just after 1pm. Just before the turnoff we spotted a mob of Emus and stopped to try and get a few photos.

After a quick setup we relaxed down by the lake and watched the campers roll in. Steve and I put out the yabby pots but haven't had any luck yet, we'll leave them in over night and see how we go.

Trip Distance = 394km
Total distance travelled with camper = 11,932km
Total number of nights in the camper = 89

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Emu's - the first of many

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Railway near Quilpie

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Camp @ Lake Houdraman

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Our view over the Lake

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  1. Unknown31 August 2014 at 21:05

    Great Photos :) Enjoy & Travel safe xxx The DeClara Gang

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