“There’s nothing at all to see down that way,” a fellow traveller warned us as we set out along the Eyre Developmental Road that links the Queensland outback town of Bedourie to its southern neighbour of Birdsville. My response was merely a polite smile as I kept my thoughts to myself and my foot well […]
Fugitives and Free Camping
Our intention had been to free camp at Brooks River Camping Reserve but with two of Australia’s most wanted armed fugitives on the loose in the area we had to seriously reconsider our plans. They were, according to the media, armed with high powered hunting rifles and experienced bush campers who were familiar with the […]
Freedom on the Murray
Looking across the Murray River from Curlwaa, six kilometres upstream of Wentworth, the riverbank is lined with campers. It was Easter, and these were free campers. There are many similar stretches of free camping available along the Murray: places where people can pitch a tent or park a van without paying, or signing a visitor’s […]