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20251218 Japan, Takayama to Hakaba

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20251218 Unfortunately our time in Takayama has come to an end as we pack the car and pile in to head to our next destination, Hakaba, a renowned ski resort. We hit the coast passing Kurobe when we spotted a tsunami wall that stretches for hundreds of kilometre long the Tohoku coast. Passing the Onashirazu Cliff and turned off at Itocgawa Ono for a quick visit to the 7 Eleven. Back on the road again we follow the Himekawa River through many tunnels. The tunnels are great only you miss a lot of sites along the way but Phil’s, perspective is, it’s better than a landslide falling on us. The mountains tops covered in snow appear in the distance as we edge closer to the town of Hakaba, it’s so pretty. As we walk into our accomodation the room was filled with the warmth of the fire thanks to the owner. Once we retrieved our suit cases and picked our rooms Hamish and Owen hit the snow. After the devastating 2011 tsunami, Japan rebuilt with massive coastal defenses. They created the 395 km Gre...
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20260801 Qld Roma, Wallumbilla, to Drillham

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20260801 Travelling along the Warrego Hwy towards Roma and the amount of road kill scatted along this strip is sad but you have to remember there are cattle truck running back a forth 24 hours a day. Our disternation is Bungeworai Creek just before Roma, man they need rain out here, it’s so dry. About 8kls from Roma is a free camp just off the Hwy, there’s  a bit of traffic noice but after a few drinks who even notices. Look! We found a couple of squatters and there dog taking over our fire, but they sooked it when the sun went down and headed for home, great to see you guys again.🍷🍻🍺 🐓 The Rooster Without a Home:Once this rooster had a lovely home, But his early-morning crow made the neighbours groan! At the crack of dawn, he’d proudly sing,“WAKE UP, EVERYONE! It’s morning!” So off to the bush this rooster was sent, To live in a tree, where he’d be content. But there’s just one little problem, you see—He still wakes every traveller at sunrise from his tree! No neighbours to co...
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Location: Roma QLD 4455, Australia
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20260729 Qld Mungallala, Mitchell To Roma

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20260729 Driving along the Landsborough Hwy, it’s certainly drought stricken out here as we head to Mungallala, stopping at Morvan first to do some much needed washing. We wonder the town but nothing’s changed from the last time we camped down the back of the town so we left for Mungallala, a town with just a population of 85 in the 2021 census. We were lucky if we saw a half a dozen people and two of them were campers. It was in the late 1800’s the town was defined by its Indigenous heritage, Cobb & Co coaches, and the railway, with the towns name meaning "food and water". There is a pub that wasn’t open the whole time we were there, petrol stations that haven’t operated in Christ know’s how long, no convenient store or post office but there is a well kept hall just across from our camp and a sports ground that doesn’t look like its been used in years. This account for the town being listed as having the lowest mean taxable income by postcode, making it the poorest town...
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Location: Mungallala QLD 4467, Australia
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20260724 Qld Tambo to Augathella

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20260724 Another one of those friendly towns on our path towards home, Tambo where we once broke down and had to sit in the garage driveway for a week waiting for parts to arrive but this time I’m here to have my hair dyed. Once I arrived we realised I’m missing a product and couldn’t use my own dyes but the hair dresser sorted it out and I left minus the grey strip. We parked down a side street near the park where we cooked dinner before going to the Chicken Race at the Royal Carrangarra Hotel. The idea is too raise as much money as possible for different charities by betting on a chicken and the highest bidder wins that chicken, once all the chicken have been sold the race begins and the first chicken across the line is the winner and the owner wins the kitty. The last time here we had lots of fun but this time it dragged out and the drinks were very expensive, so after the race we left. Some people were betting $300 and up, let the race begin.  The Johnson Brothers Transport, a ...
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Location: Tambo QLD 4478, Australia
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