This is a trip I took back in March 2014 that I’m just getting around to blogging about.  The destination was Bowra Station near Cunnamalla, but in this case getting there was half the fun!  Outback Queensland has some quirky cafes, cool little towns and lots of wildlife.

It’s at least a 10 hour drive, could be more if you run into roadworks and of course you will need comfort and lunch stops so you want to leave as early as possible in the morning.  The aim is to reach your destination by dusk to avoid the hazard of kangaroos on the roadside.  See my other posts on planning a birding trip in SE Queensland and road trips in general.

Once you get past Toowoomba, just follow the signs to St George.  There’s a town named after me along the way.  OK, it’s not named after me but it should have been!

Road works can slow you down as they often close one whole lane of traffic.

In this next group, some of the photos are sideways.  They are not this way on my computer, they display properly.  However when I try to load them to the blog, they are being flipped sideways and WordPress won’t let me edit them.  So I apologize for you having to twist your head to see them.

On the outbound, we had lunch at a small town called Moonie with a very quirky cafe, even quirkier restrooms and souvenirs!

Lunch on the return trip was this cool little place in St George.

Your chances of seeing a koala while driving along at 80-100 kph is nil but keep an eye out anyway in case they are crossing the road.

We did arrive at Bowra Station before dark.  I don’t remember what time we left but it was around 5am-ish so we made pretty good time.  For a future trip, I would probably break the journey somewhere like Lake Coolmunda (excellent birding!) for a night.  It was a very exhausting drive!