Off to Darwin
- Thread starter DRW
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If your Off to darwin I would say if your thinking of heading through QLD be fully set up for off grid, mates out that way just telling me that Julia Creek, Longreach, Winton, Hughendon they are lining up in the streets camping waiting for someone to drive out of the parks, fella in Longreach says its like 3 showdays at once........ Glad I did my run ahead of the mob.......
we found the same coming home . all the parks at cunnamulla were full and people with vans and campers every where.
Same thing happening with friends of mine in North Queensland coastal. All parks very full with few vacancies, especially if wanting a longer stay. Only a night here and maybe two nights available there in a week's time. Must book ahead as far as possible and take what is available or you are in trouble. Can't stay where you are, and yet not able to move to next place. And the price gouging is horrific! It is becoming a case of "I have it, if you want it, you pay my price!".
The caravan park we were towed to (my mates Navara and the Jeep arrived by tow truck) were incredible and even though they were booked solid made room for us, Sunset Holiday Park Mount Isa could not recommend them highly enough
Out in the bush we used it all the time to light the fire. Burns long enough to get a good sized lump of wood going.
useful stuff diesel!
useful stuff diesel!
Been comming back down inland and east coast Qld for last few weeks.Pks packed out ,with plenty trying to get in.Think something will have to give as large groups of Victorians who stay for up to 4 months in pks now making it difficult for others to find spots remembering there has been a 30% increase in RV sales in Qld alone.In fact one well known Cpk owner in Whitsundays told me that his group were looking at limiting stays to 6 weeks max.! Sitting here at Absolute Beachfront cpk Bargara.Sites so small that it is almost impossible to manouver .Now boxed in so going to be interesting when trying to leave Monday for Rainbow Beach.Other Bargara pk looks like a refugee camp so crowded.
I usually tour mid MAR to mid May at latest, nearly home when the hordes get gong then back out late AUG to late OCT they have mostly gone home, free camps are often chockers between those dates just like the van parks..... Thats for Western QLD, down south not bad outside those times, Caravan Parks are getting like a Woollies car park room wise and charge too much..........
Local mob just back said if you stay away from the main highways off grid not too bad, just seasoned travellers while the parks along the highway are chockers with the newbies or fast runners busting their guts.... lots of them chopping green trees for firewood...... fools.
Local mob just back said if you stay away from the main highways off grid not too bad, just seasoned travellers while the parks along the highway are chockers with the newbies or fast runners busting their guts.... lots of them chopping green trees for firewood...... fools.