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    Points of Interest
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    Points of Interest

    By Anne Rowland

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    Driving north along the road between Hughenden and Lynd Junction in North Queensland, the local council has erected signs that indicated Point of Interest, 300m.

    There is the grave of a mailman, another they think is the grave of an aboriginal woman, a whistling bore drain, and the magnificent Porcupine Gorge with its scenic lookouts.

    The points of interest in this book are places of significant historic, geographical, or human interest that have made a lasting impression on me as I traveled the byways of Australia in my retirement.

    They are often out of the way or places seldom visited.

    I traveled the world, saving the best until last.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris AU
    Release dateApr 17, 2015
    ISBN9781503502512
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      Book preview

      Points of Interest - Anne Rowland

      Copyright © 2015 by Anne Rowland. 705864

      ISBN:   Softcover   978-1-5035-0250-5

                   EBook       978-1-5035-0251-2

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Rev. date: 04/17/2015

      Xlibris

      1-800-455-039

      www.xlibris.com.au

      Driving north along the road between Hughenden and Lynd Junction in North Queensland the local Council has erected signs indicating

      Point of Interest

      300m

      There is the grave of a mailman and another they think is the grave of an aboriginal woman, a whistling bore drain and the magnificent Porcupine Gorge with its scenic lookouts.

      The points of interest in this book are places of significant historic, geographical or human interest that have made a lasting impression on me as I travel the byways of Australia in my retirement.

      They are often out of the way places seldom visited.

      I travelled the world saving the best until last

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      Index

      The Beginning

      The Mysterious Mt Mulligan

      Irvinebank A very historical town

      Cape Tribulation and Beyond

      Jasper Gorge and the Boab

      Keep River National Park

      Romantic Robin Falls

      After Broome - Quondong Point

      Yarrawonga and other Beaches

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      Chapter 1

      The Beginning

      Camping was not my forte. Camping had never been my forte. I am very definitely a five star person – I used to love the glamour and excitement of big ritzy hotels, wallowing in wealth, recognizing famous people, being recognised as a ‘name, sailing on fabulous yachts, dining at the Captain’s table, deciding which brand name to wear…dream stuff for most but it had all been part of my life, that is, until I met Phillip.

      Phillip is certainly not five star at all. He is very basic. Very kind and very knowledgeable on almost any topic, and very much your typical country salt of the earth farmer, only Phillip was a mechanic. A very good innovative mechanic.

      And he wanted to take me camping.

      So OK, I thought, I could rough it for a weekend. Only when Phillip said camping he meant really camping, not just for a weekend but for months on end.

      No and again No!

      Why not? Says Phillip, You have seen the rest of the world, why not have a look at Australia?

      I have seen Australia I said defensively.

      Come on, you know more about Peru than you do about your own country. That’s not true! I have been to every Capital city and driven between most of them.

      That is not seeing Australia was his emphatic reply.

      When I thought of camping I thought of large tents that remind you of an Arabian Nights sheik setting up camp at the beach. But no, we were to travel in a van, I was told. A van – oh! One of those mile long Winnebago things? No, a van that used to be a car. He had to be joking. So when I saw it, the van, I was not surprised. I knew he was joking. He had to be. There was no way anyone could live in that for six days, let alone six months.

      Well, he wasn’t, we could and we have. And my opinion of camping has changed along with my life. Now for the last twelve or more years we have set off to explore different areas in this enormous country. Until you are actually out on the road you have no real idea of the immenseness, the history, the geography, flora and fauna that surrounds us. It truly is the University of the Highway.

      I loved history at school but we were not taught a lot of Australian history. English and American history, yes. I could name all the monarchs since King Egbert, who ruled in the seventh century, most of the Presidents of the US and all the U S States, but I still cannot name all our Prime Ministers! Or sing the second verse of our National anthem. Our explorers were mostly vague names except Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth and I only really remembered those because one was an ancestor of a friend! Phillip’s plan was to follow in the footsteps of some of the courageous men who had explored and opened the way for pioneers to build empires in the cattle, mining and other commercial ventures and industries. He was an avid reader of Australia’s early history.

      Camping! I had never camped – well, only once when I walked the Inca Trail and we had porters who did everything. It does sound romantic, doesn’t it? Wandering off with a good looking man who was extremely attentive and caring. Exploring the country. Well, romantic is exactly what it is, along with a really back to nature lifestyle of course.

      My introduction to a nomadic life saw me on the first evening, sitting on a rug on a secluded and deserted beach in a National Park at a place called Wreck Rock. Even the name spelled romance. We sat under a full moon, eating fresh prawns and drinking a rather good champagne from crystal glasses. Maybe it was because it was my first night of the adventure, the ambiance, the wine…it doesn’t really matter. If this was camping, it was 5 star and I would soon become addicted.

      It is just as well I was still on a high from the previous night when I was introduced to the ‘kitchen’ the next morning. No phone to ring down for room service – in fact, no room service. Very definitely a do-it-yourself activity

      And my first course of action – learn how to use a metho stove! A one burner metho stove. The matches either break, are damp and would not light or went out before you could hold them to the metho. A little 5 star thinking here! After two days of frustration and burning my fingers I secretly bought an automatic gas lighter from the first hardware store I saw. Bush camping is one thing but modern technology could help out a little.

      Back to the stove and boiling the billy. Well, just the billy part was easy – it was trying to boil the billy, fill the tea pot and the coffee pot (I have tea, Phillip has coffee) toast the bread, cook the bacon and eggs and have it all hot and ready at the same time with a one burner stove! So I was a novice – now I am an expert! I can now prepare and cook dinner for six or more on my one burner stove – and be complimented on my efforts.

      After several years of traveling in our campervan, we have modified it and its contents to suit all our needs and requirements and our lifestyle is little short of luxurious. The van is a 4WD vehicle that is not large and we do not tow anything if it can be avoided. (We towed a boat one year and our fuel costs were so high we realized we could have hired several boats several times when we arrived at wherever we were going).

      Phillip totally rebuilt the motor, removing all the electronics so that if we had a motor problem in some isolated place he could fix it. Clever! Then he fitted the body with extra batteries and water tanks and a lot of small devices that fit into all sorts of nooks and crannies. All the wiring is discreetly hidden and convenient lighting and 12v power points are everywhere.

      We have an annex for both sides of the vehicle and another for the rear section which is the kitchen area. Having the kitchen outside the van may not appeal to some people but it means we do not have cooking smells in the ‘bedroom’. And because we have a kitchen annex we are protected from wind and rain and have often sheltered there. This annex also doubles as a shower recess if necessary. We just shut the ‘cupboard’ door and attach the suction based shower rose. A small electric pump does the rest.

      There are a great many vehicles on the roads during the winter months, many of them large caravans that remain on the sealed roads and only visit the towns and cities along these routes. The camping grounds and caravan parks are usually crowded, particularly in the winter months and while I am sure these travellers enjoy each others’ company and the immediate proximity of their neighbours, it seems to me to be much the same as staying at home. That is, unless you are following the sun and heading north just for winter. I am sure Queensland will sink one of these days with the influx, not only of sun seekers but also the many Southerners who are looking to make a permanent move once they realize how good it is in the mostly Sunshine State and other northern parts.

      We tend to stay away from sealed roads because we find the more rural wayfares much more interesting and we have found and visited many almost inaccessible places where there are very few people and a lot of unspoilt nature.

      However there are a large number of idyllic places that are accessible for conventional vehicles as well as 4WD; country towns that are full of history, beaches where you can be alone for days

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