{"id":25563,"date":"2021-05-25T16:56:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T06:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=25563"},"modified":"2021-06-24T08:09:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T22:09:38","slug":"longreach-australia-%f0%9f%87%a6%f0%9f%87%ba-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=25563","title":{"rendered":"Longreach.  Australia \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Date: 23rd May 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Travelled: 185 kms from Winton to Longreach&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visited: Longreach, Outback Queensland. &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stayed: Ilfracombe Road-side Camping, free, bin.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/BM5Bh9gzutUfhzNP7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S23.51536, E144.65388<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Budget: 43 days @ $144 per day.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We re-fuel the Jayco as we depart Winton continuing along the Matilda Way.  It\u2019s a shorter drive than we have had over the past few days.  The countryside is flat and featureless.  There is a strong crosswind today which equate to wrestling with the Jayco occasionally as we get pushed around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/51DF1EE7-CFB5-488C-818A-BE76F49F6461-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/51DF1EE7-CFB5-488C-818A-BE76F49F6461-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"25567\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/51DF1EE7-CFB5-488C-818A-BE76F49F6461-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?attachment_id=25567\" class=\"wp-image-25567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/51DF1EE7-CFB5-488C-818A-BE76F49F6461-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/51DF1EE7-CFB5-488C-818A-BE76F49F6461-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/51DF1EE7-CFB5-488C-818A-BE76F49F6461-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/51DF1EE7-CFB5-488C-818A-BE76F49F6461-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/51DF1EE7-CFB5-488C-818A-BE76F49F6461-570x427.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/51DF1EE7-CFB5-488C-818A-BE76F49F6461-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/51DF1EE7-CFB5-488C-818A-BE76F49F6461-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The Matilda Way from Winton to Longreach. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/D7653716-8224-42A3-9A78-5B90B3429F04-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/D7653716-8224-42A3-9A78-5B90B3429F04-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"25568\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/D7653716-8224-42A3-9A78-5B90B3429F04-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?attachment_id=25568\" class=\"wp-image-25568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/D7653716-8224-42A3-9A78-5B90B3429F04-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/D7653716-8224-42A3-9A78-5B90B3429F04-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/D7653716-8224-42A3-9A78-5B90B3429F04-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/D7653716-8224-42A3-9A78-5B90B3429F04-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/D7653716-8224-42A3-9A78-5B90B3429F04-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/D7653716-8224-42A3-9A78-5B90B3429F04-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/D7653716-8224-42A3-9A78-5B90B3429F04-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The Thompson River near Longreach.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FB334EDA-B4C7-4F16-A65D-4806C57BE801-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FB334EDA-B4C7-4F16-A65D-4806C57BE801-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"25569\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FB334EDA-B4C7-4F16-A65D-4806C57BE801-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?attachment_id=25569\" class=\"wp-image-25569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FB334EDA-B4C7-4F16-A65D-4806C57BE801-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FB334EDA-B4C7-4F16-A65D-4806C57BE801-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FB334EDA-B4C7-4F16-A65D-4806C57BE801-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FB334EDA-B4C7-4F16-A65D-4806C57BE801-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FB334EDA-B4C7-4F16-A65D-4806C57BE801-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FB334EDA-B4C7-4F16-A65D-4806C57BE801-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FB334EDA-B4C7-4F16-A65D-4806C57BE801-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Map of Longreach<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/98072B7F-1179-42DF-A8D4-18176890652A-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/98072B7F-1179-42DF-A8D4-18176890652A-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/98072B7F-1179-42DF-A8D4-18176890652A-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/98072B7F-1179-42DF-A8D4-18176890652A-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/98072B7F-1179-42DF-A8D4-18176890652A-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/98072B7F-1179-42DF-A8D4-18176890652A-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/98072B7F-1179-42DF-A8D4-18176890652A-570x427.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/98072B7F-1179-42DF-A8D4-18176890652A-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/98072B7F-1179-42DF-A8D4-18176890652A-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrive in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Longreach,_Queensland\" target=\"_blank\">Longreach<\/a> and continue to the information centre, finding a nice shade tree to park just across the road.  We get a map of Longreach, we are told about a free concert at the Stockman\u2019s Hall of Fame tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After having lunch in the shade, we do our usual exploration of central Longreach.  It\u2018s Sunday afternoon and everything is closed other than the pubs and a bakery come cafe and it\u2018s closing as we pass.  Should mention, did you know all streets in Longreach are named after birds ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/B90319D0-D2D4-4253-B55A-0A1827A0746A-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/B90319D0-D2D4-4253-B55A-0A1827A0746A-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"25571\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/B90319D0-D2D4-4253-B55A-0A1827A0746A-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?attachment_id=25571\" class=\"wp-image-25571\" 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Street<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/99D27195-3222-404A-84F4-E9A15767C084-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/99D27195-3222-404A-84F4-E9A15767C084-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"25575\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/99D27195-3222-404A-84F4-E9A15767C084-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?attachment_id=25575\" class=\"wp-image-25575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/99D27195-3222-404A-84F4-E9A15767C084-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/99D27195-3222-404A-84F4-E9A15767C084-300x225.jpeg 300w, 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We spend some time watching a film outlining Qantas creation, the movie made back in the 60\u2019s is something of a time capsule detailing flying in outback Australia in the 20\u2019s, 30\u2019s and 40\u2018s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum done we drive across the road into the Stockman\u2019s Hall of Fame car-park.  We get some dinner made (for later), have a shower and put our best camper-car clothes on, join the throng for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oq.com.au\/whats-on\/are-you-lonesome-tonight\/\" target=\"_blank\">Opera Queensland\u2018s \u2018Are You Lonesome\u2019 show<\/a>.  The flyer calls it a celebration of Country Music and Opera. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CB0373D0-84DE-4A4B-BAB9-8A68336914A0-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CB0373D0-84DE-4A4B-BAB9-8A68336914A0-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CB0373D0-84DE-4A4B-BAB9-8A68336914A0-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CB0373D0-84DE-4A4B-BAB9-8A68336914A0-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CB0373D0-84DE-4A4B-BAB9-8A68336914A0-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CB0373D0-84DE-4A4B-BAB9-8A68336914A0-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CB0373D0-84DE-4A4B-BAB9-8A68336914A0-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CB0373D0-84DE-4A4B-BAB9-8A68336914A0-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CB0373D0-84DE-4A4B-BAB9-8A68336914A0-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>What a wonderful night of first class entertainment it was.  There are some very talented people about, and the 3 main players performance was certainly a highlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Opera Queensland\u2019s Are You Lonesome Tonight in Longreach\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a-3y75yqous?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The show done, we drive on to Ilfracombe and a free stop for the night.  We don\u2019t normally drive at night, but the nearest caravan park back in Longreach is 50 acres of dust and grey nomads.   We didn\u2019t see the point of paying $40 to park for the night when a 15 minute drive gets us 50 acres of dust and 7-8 other travellers for company for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before closing this blog I should comment on the huge numbers of camper, caravans and motorhomes we are passing or camping with since we\u2019ve left Cloncurry. It seems everyone who can buy, borrow or steal a camper is heading for the NT or WA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael+Pam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 23rd May 2021 Travelled: 185 kms from Winton to Longreach&nbsp; Visited: Longreach, Outback Queensland. &nbsp; Stayed: Ilfracombe Road-side Camping, free, bin.\u00a0S23.51536, E144.65388\u00a0 Budget: 43 days @ $144 per day. We re-fuel the Jayco as we depart Winton continuing along the Matilda Way. 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