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Aug 25, 2009 - Day 35 – Karumba to B&W roadhouse…..err …….make that Cloncurry

Now Karumba to Cloncurry is 455kms according to our GPS. ... The rest of the run into Cloncurry was uneventful and we spent the afternoon in the pool to cool down, barbequed the octopus and did very little else. ... I will talk more about Cloncurry in tomorrows update. ...

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May 12, 2008 - 12th May, Cloncurry/Mt Isa

No luck there, they wouldn't let us plug the printer into our laptop and after a few unsuccessful attempts to find the email on the library computers, we decided to leave it and try in Cloncurry. ... Made the decision that discretion was the better part of valour, so headed south to Cloncurry on the bitumen rather than to Burketown on an unknown dirt track. ... Stopped about an hour out of Normanton for a cappucino out of the thermos, then at the Burke & Wills roadhouse for a sandwich, popular spot there for travellers, before carrying on to Cloncurry where we got some groceries and a real capo. ... Our plan was to camp at a spot between Cloncurry and Mt Isa, a "free" camp site out of our camping bible, called Fountain Springs. ...

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May 24, 2007 - Mount Isa to Cloncurry Queensland 29 April to 30 April 2007

Jeff The 73 mile journey to Cloncurry along the Barkly Highway, through hills prospected by miners of yesteryear, was one of the nicest of the roads we have traveled. ... Our plan was to give Cloncurry a miss and turn north at it's outskirts towards Normanton, traveling on the Matilda Developmental road. ... I telephoned a man and learned Road Side Assistance takes a bit longer in outback Australia than it does at home, however, someone would come from Cloncurry to help us. ... 50am we were traveling back to Cloncurry on the recommendation of the mechanic, where we would not, or should not, have to wait too long to get a new tyre. ... Well, we arrived at Cloncurry without mishap. ...

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Jul 19, 2006 - Life in the van.

Life in the van was cosy to say the least.Life in the van was cosy to say the least....

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