We are fortunate here at All Four x 4 Spares. Our staff live and breathe 4wd adventure and when they take their holidays, they don't just sit back and relax...they undertake overlanding trips with their own 4wds to some of the most remote areas this country has to offer.

When they return to the office, they do not hesitate to show off their magnificent travel photos to stir colleagues and make them just a bit jealous :)

That is the case of Dave and Deb, who are almost experts in packing up all the necessities on their Land Rover Defender and head out for weeks of exploration.

They recently travelled 4500kms in 3 weeks in April to south-western QLD and north-western NSW.

Here is the travel diary they returned with along with some spectacular images...Enjoy!

---

"After the rain in March, the landscape was a vivid green parkland with surface water still evident, a stark contrast to the dry, dusty and grassless landscapes that we have come to expect.

After leaving Hebel, we visited Culgoa Floodplain, Thushton, Mariala, Lake Bindegolly and Currawinya National Parks.

Access to Culgoa was opened the day before we arrived. We were presented with long sections of water covered track before arriving at Byra Lagoon to camp for 2 nights.

We had the park to ourselves and enjoyed the sight of a full lagoon filled with birdlife.

Then we travelled north on station tracks to Thrushton via Mitchell and Bollon to once again have the park to ourselves.

There is a beautifully restored shearing shed, and evidence of open bore drains that once watered the sheep.

The next stop was Mariala via Charleville and yet again our own private park where we explored on a drive to waterholes camp area and a hike to a beautiful lookout on an escarpment.

This was the end of our first week, and temperatures were in the low 30s until a late change on our last night at Mariala.

The road then took us to Adavale, a beer at the pub with Cos, the publican, to celebrate our third visit; apparently, we are rare!

Next stop, Lake Bindegolly, and two hikes to be amazed at the water and the birds.

Then we headed east to find the northern access to Currawinya NP along Yenlora Rd to Myninya campground. The 85 km drive was magnificent over rocky terrain with some washouts requiring low low as this road had also been recently closed.

We travelled beside the Walters Range and through Gidgee country before arriving at camp where the lake that last time was dry was now full. Once again, we were the only people in the park.

From here, we explored the new northern area of Currawinya via Boorara Springs circuit, 110kms, that took us past the woodshed, mound springs and over the Walters Range that provided magnificent vistas.

We also revisited Budjiti lookout, and this time we could see Lakes Numalla and Wyara in the distance, full of water!

After 2 nights, we moved to Ourimperee Waterhole camp area beside the Paroo.

We were entertained by a lone pelican who trolled up and down for his dinner.

We visited the lakes to be amazed at the transformation from our last visit when they were both dry. It was wonderful to hear waves crashing and birds calling.

The next day we explored the newly opened Beefwood Rd from the woodshed to the Eulo-Hungerford Rd and found a beautiful wetland area and were lucky to see a pair of Brolgas. This road also crossed the Walters range with great views again and had amazing history about how cattle were transported.

We spent 6 nights in Currawinya and travelled 700 kms in the park.

Then we had a huge loop to visit our friends at Boneda, near Breewarina, via Eulo, Cunumulla, Baringun and Engonia, 300kms, as we needed fuel and some roads were still closed.

When we arrived, they were still shearing, so we experienced a working shearing shed and dinner with the shearing crew. Dave and I went out with Jen, the owner, on quad bikes to see the amazing water-filled paddocks that were dustbowls on our last visit and check on the sheep and goats.

After the shearers left, Dave and Steve, owner, drove 100ks to Weilmoringle to collect wild dog baits for Jen to distribute. While Jen was busy, Steve jumped on a quad bike, and Dave and I drove in Steve's Toyota ute to help with goat mustering and boy are they crazy animals.

Home again, and Dave is still recovering from driving the Toyota.

What a good end to a trip that gave a different view to land previously visited, we made our way home from Boneda via Gilgandra and the golden highway. I wonder what the next trip has in store."