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  Road Trip With Avan Aliner.   Trip one Rockhampton, Barcaldine, Longreach, Winton, Hughenden, Porcupine Gorge, Undara Lava Tubes, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Dinosaur trail   Blog 2, Winton Part 1 of 2 9 May 2023, Day 5, Tuesday, Longreach to Winton Broke camp at Muddy Duck, Longreach.  Drove towards Winton town.  Stopped at truck siding to check engine at operating temperature – no water leaks spotted. Drove at 85 to 90 km/h to Winton.  One stop for roadside toilet and photo of Mesa (a raised hill with flat top).  Arrive Winton 2:00pm and drove around for a few minutes looking for the Roadhouse caravan park – I actually drove past it entering Winton.  The Roadhouse Service Station is a large tin shed and does not have the commercial signage that we see in the city.  Checked in, $41.00 per night – park your van anywhere you like in park.  Later, went into the tourist information” in the Waltzing Matilda centre building....
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  Road Trip With Avan Aliner.   Trip one Rockhampton, Barcaldine, Longreach, Winton, Hughenden, Porcupine Gorge, Undara Lava Tubes, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Dinosaur trail   5 May 2023, Day 1, Rockhampton to Barcaldine. Left home about 5:30am bound for Barcaldine in same day.   Stopped at Duringa, Dingo, Emerald (lunch), at a rest stop on side of road, Jericho; aim was to stop for break every two hours driving.   Along way some of the windows on the camper came open slightly – they were closed without issue. Arrived Barcaldine 2:40pm – nine hours forty minutes travel time.   Nearly hit a bloated dead Kangaroo on entry to Barcaldine whilst tuning radio! Tourist radio was not working and only Christian radio on that frequency.   When going over the Douglas Range there was one long, steep, climb.   I had the Cruise Control set at 90 km\h and the car could not keep up that speed; the cruise control switched itself off which ...
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