We did the Birdsville- Windorah road with our on-road van towed by our MU-X. The van had a 50mm lift so it cleared the centre “ridge” of the dirt road. The road wasn’t in the best condition and it was when the Betoota hotel was closed. We used full tyre pressures, no cara-fan and fortunately we had very little dust inside the van. I think the only casualty was a shelf in the fridge that broke and deposited more than a litre of milk all over the floor. That took a lot of cleaning at the Windorah van park. We loved the drive though, so it was great to watch this episode to relive it all. We also lived at Augathella for a few years but now the town has a bypass so fewer people drop into the town itself. I believe that there is a pleasant free camp now beside the river.
@@rossharvey1496 yes it was a great drive and although we had a few things go wrong it didn’t take away from the experience. We called in to Augathella and got more sausages 😉 That milk would’ve been a nice color on the floor if it mixed with dust! Thanks for sharing Cheers Paul and Wenda
Hey Paul & Wenda, that was awesome watching that leg of your Birdsville trip. You always provide lots of detail about each place you visit - are you sure you guys aren’t travel agents 😂😂 You coped well with the three mishaps - you guys are always cool under pressure. Looking forward to next week’s video. Safe travels, Corrie and Lyn ❤
@@lynbond5126 Thanks again 😊 we might have missed our calling. Haha not always cool, it’s like that image of a duck gliding through the water but underneath they’re paddling like crazy 😂 Cheers Paul and Wenda
Well done on the video. The last time I was in Windorah, I had a great meal at the pub. We actually met some people from the RFDS and haven't had an absolutely fantastic night. I didn't know the petrol station was closed there until today. Thank you for the update. Well done, sparkles.
Betoota comes alive with the crowd going to the Big Red Bash. Where you stopped was full of vans parked up for the night before heading into Birdsville. Quirky little pub, enjoyed our stay. Congrats on picking the winning chicken.🏅
Love your adventures and videos. Thank you for sharing - you are living my dream. I've visited Australia about 30 times over my career but always work-related visits in the major cities (Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, and Brisbane). I find the outback roads and towns (and pubs!!) very interesting. Now in retirement we'll plan to visit and explore greater Australia and hope to expand into the more remote areas to truly appreciate the beauty of Australia. Keep the videos and recommendation coming! Cheers!
@@thomaswears7189 thank you 😊 that’s great to hear. Sounds like a wonderful plan. We’ve been doing this now for nearly 5 years and only scratched the surface Cheers Paul and Wenda
You guys are excellent. My family loves to watch your videos. We are in Indonesia and enjoy watching the videos. Reminds us of living in Australia. Keep the videos coming. Stay safe
We have done this trip a few times now, Birdsville, Windorah, is a great little town and the Pub always a great meal, have not yet deviated to LongReach on the Buket list. Tambo great Butcher and Pie shop, did not do Chicken racing not our thing
@@NeilFritz yeah we loved Windorah, had never heard of it but the pub was amazing There is a river cruise on the river in Longreach, with dinner that we would love to do next time we are there Cheers Paul and Wenda
@@bluecent we can confirm that 😢 We have Duelers ATs and the road noise it very good. We did consider the BF Goodrich All Terrains but were told they have changed the rubber compound and they don’t wear very well. We found these to be good 👍
@@LisaMcgaffin we get them from www.wondermade.com.au and regularly replace them as the grandkids grow. Keep an eye on their website as they often offer 20% discounts
Bugger! Shame about the tyre and broken pipe but as you say, it's all part of traveling. At least sparkles brightened your day, even if Paul did eat her Aunty at the pub! lol
Great looking meal but gee I hate it when they put the chips under the snithzel , why do they do that makes the chips soggy and hard to get to , that pisses me off 😂
Change your channel name to Beyond the Grey Oz Parmi reviews. We can't believe you ate chicken after the race. What colour was the meat. Black and white?
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We did the Birdsville- Windorah road with our on-road van towed by our MU-X. The van had a 50mm lift so it cleared the centre “ridge” of the dirt road. The road wasn’t in the best condition and it was when the Betoota hotel was closed. We used full tyre pressures, no cara-fan and fortunately we had very little dust inside the van. I think the only casualty was a shelf in the fridge that broke and deposited more than a litre of milk all over the floor. That took a lot of cleaning at the Windorah van park. We loved the drive though, so it was great to watch this episode to relive it all. We also lived at Augathella for a few years but now the town has a bypass so fewer people drop into the town itself. I believe that there is a pleasant free camp now beside the river.
@@rossharvey1496 yes it was a great drive and although we had a few things go wrong it didn’t take away from the experience. We called in to Augathella and got more sausages 😉 That milk would’ve been a nice color on the floor if it mixed with dust! Thanks for sharing
Cheers Paul and Wenda
I've travelled through that area 4 times now . And love the outback. Love your friendly presentation
@@paulcallan5540 thanks 😊 yeah that region has a great feel about it. We love visiting these towns
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Thanks for the visit guys, can't wait to catch up again, and thanks for the shoutout!
@@Bens_Chicken_Racing it was the highlight of the trip 😉 see you next time
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Hey Paul & Wenda, that was awesome watching that leg of your Birdsville trip. You always provide lots of detail about each place you visit - are you sure you guys aren’t travel agents 😂😂
You coped well with the three mishaps - you guys are always cool under pressure.
Looking forward to next week’s video.
Safe travels, Corrie and Lyn ❤
@@lynbond5126 Thanks again 😊 we might have missed our calling. Haha not always cool, it’s like that image of a duck gliding through the water but underneath they’re paddling like crazy 😂
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Well done on the video. The last time I was in Windorah, I had a great meal at the pub. We actually met some people from the RFDS and haven't had an absolutely fantastic night. I didn't know the petrol station was closed there until today. Thank you for the update. Well done, sparkles.
@@eds4wdcamping thanks Ed 👍 we’ll look forward to catching up again soon and spin a few yarns
Cheers
Betoota comes alive with the crowd going to the Big Red Bash. Where you stopped was full of vans parked up for the night before heading into Birdsville. Quirky little pub, enjoyed our stay.
Congrats on picking the winning chicken.🏅
@@lindaneumann3301 yeah would be such a different experience when the races are on 👍
Awesome as love the content & ❤ you both all so 👍🇦🇺🍻
@@merinofarmeragriculturewor4623 thanks again 😉 glad you enjoyed it
Cheers Paul and Wenda
What an inspiring channel, thank you.
@@RoyHessey thank you 😊 that’s is great to hear.
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Yes when my late husband and I were on our travels, we often found the best meals in obscure out of the way places
@@LL-xb3xv so true 👌it’s like finding a treasure in a clay pot
Top vid guys...will be in your footsteps next year....😊🎉....
@@richardwolski5899thank you, that’s fantastic 👏 look forward to seeing you on the road 👍
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Absolutely love watching your videos. Stay Safe and Enjoy 😊
@@janicemcmichael6779 thank you 😊
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Love your adventures and videos. Thank you for sharing - you are living my dream. I've visited Australia about 30 times over my career but always work-related visits in the major cities (Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, and Brisbane). I find the outback roads and towns (and pubs!!) very interesting. Now in retirement we'll plan to visit and explore greater Australia and hope to expand into the more remote areas to truly appreciate the beauty of Australia. Keep the videos and recommendation coming! Cheers!
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@@thomaswears7189 thank you 😊 that’s great to hear. Sounds like a wonderful plan. We’ve been doing this now for nearly 5 years and only scratched the surface
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Those dirt tracks can be soul destroying, really enjoy watching your travels
@@gazman420 thank you 😊 yeah it’s always good to back on sealed roads after so long on the dirt
Love your episodes. Thank you for your time and for sharing such great road trips.😁🌺
@@CatherineRoss-Taylor thank you 😊 it’s our pleasure and it’s great that you can join us
Cheers Paul and Wenda
The country is looking good with plenty of feed.
@@johnclarke8282 we were surprised to see a bit of water in some of the stream and billabong’s
Nice one guys and congratulations on winning the chook race.Looking forward to your next video. Safe travels 😊😊
@@leonwakefield7285 thank you 😊 yeah Sparkles did us proud
You guys are excellent. My family loves to watch your videos. We are in Indonesia and enjoy watching the videos. Reminds us of living in Australia. Keep the videos coming. Stay safe
@@marshc7626 thank you 😊 that is great to hear
Cheers Paul and Wenda
We have done this trip a few times now, Birdsville, Windorah, is a great little town and the Pub always a great meal, have not yet deviated to LongReach on the Buket list. Tambo great Butcher and Pie shop, did not do Chicken racing not our thing
@@NeilFritz yeah we loved Windorah, had never heard of it but the pub was amazing There is a river cruise on the river in Longreach, with dinner that we would love to do next time we are there
Cheers Paul and Wenda
@@beyondthegreyoz the river Cruise is very good
Stonehenge somewhere to go back to another time
@@treeman3663 definitely 👍
Just roll with it, guys, keep on trucking......
@@steveosullivan4211 yep that’s it 👍
You guys are cool😅
@@NielsSorensen-sh8tm thanks 😊
You guys are pretty good at what you do. If you thought $500 was expensive for a tyre I paid $750 at the Warburton roadhouse 😡
@@kevindesira1298 ouch 😣
That's just taking the p**s eh, giving 'freight costs' a new meaning.
They say they come in threes !
Which Bridgestones are you using? How are they for road noise ?
@@bluecent we can confirm that 😢 We have Duelers ATs and the road noise it very good. We did consider the BF Goodrich All Terrains but were told they have changed the rubber compound and they don’t wear very well. We found these to be good 👍
Hi guys love watching videos
Just a quick question
Where did you manage fix your pipe work
@@markallison8732 thank you. It’s not fixed yet we just used duct tape for now. I’ll replace the elbow when I get to a Bunnings
Cheers
Safe travels guys thanks for your reply 👍🏼
Hope you had a look around Barcaldine.
Yes we have stayed in Barcaldine previously and really enjoyed the town. It is in one of our previous videos, has the best water in Australia 😉
@@beyondthegreyoz Agree the Amber Water in local establishments very nice.
@ 😂 very nice at the Shakespeare
Did I see that you have a Lovells hitch. Are you happy with it. Did you the BTC upgrade
@@paulcallan5540 yes we do and we did upgrade the BTC to 4000 kg. We haven’t had any issues with it in 4 1/2 years
Great vid. Changing a tyre in hot dusty conditions is no fun. What month did you do this trip
@@glmaguire thank you 😊 this was only a few weeks ago, end of October. Yeah not much fun at the best of times but the heat 😥
Wenda which company did you go through to print your round photos you have on your van walls?
@@LisaMcgaffin we get them from www.wondermade.com.au and regularly replace them as the grandkids grow. Keep an eye on their website as they often offer 20% discounts
Bugger! Shame about the tyre and broken pipe but as you say, it's all part of traveling. At least sparkles brightened your day, even if Paul did eat her Aunty at the pub! lol
@@HilltopFarmHomestead 😂 poor Sparkles. Yeah these things can be fixed
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Old Sparkles had a bit of a "Fine Cotton" look about her. 🤣How did the price of that tyre compare to city prices?
@@colinl9018 yeah she was a champ. We could’ve got it for $70 less in Brisbane. So not too bad
Cheers
Great looking meal but gee I hate it when they put the chips under the snithzel , why do they do that makes the chips soggy and hard to get to , that pisses me off 😂
@@davidmilledge221 😂 yeah the bane of us Parmi lovers
Change your channel name to Beyond the Grey Oz Parmi reviews. We can't believe you ate chicken after the race. What colour was the meat. Black and white?
@@StephLin_Stephen_Linda haha no Sparkles lived to race another day lol😉