In this day and age people tend to gravitate towards the same popular travel spots
but what happens when you move away from that path and you go to
spots where you least expect to have these amazing adventures
[intercom] Ladies and gentlemen welcome to Longreach
Hey you guys Phoebe here from Little Grey Box now as you can tell Matt and I are in
beautiful Outback Queensland, we have just touched down in Longreach
because we are doing a few amazing days with the guys from Outback Aussie Tours
and we are so excited!
So we have just checked in to our accommodation here at Saltbush Retreat
in Longreach and I am feeling it you guys they have gone in on the country
Queensland theme and it is incredible the rooms are
so rustic and well-thought-out all the fittings are beautiful even the
sink basins are lovely every single detail
flying up here is one great option to get up here
you can also catch the overnight train which sounds like a
whole lot of fun too but if you don't have 24 hours to spend on the train
flying up here is a great way to do it
So what do you think Longreach offers
people you can't get anywhere else in the world
it's the Outback, it's, it's... it's Aussie its Larkinism it's...
it's quirkiness it's really relaxed
So have you heard of the Whitsundays?
So that's all that's left of a huge volcanic province have covered the eastern part of Australia
So my wife and I live in town and we come out here to do the tours
and help with any of the ongoing maintenance
So we just did a tour inside the Camden Homestead
and something that Outback Dan said just really struck a chord with me
he said their family motto is treat people well and fortune will follow
and I just think that's such a good attitude to life and you could just see that in Dan
so we are going to make the most of it right now we're gonna go have
some sunset drinks and something to snack on I believe
We're at the historic Wellshot Hotel and this is so much fun
the beers are cold, inside there are some really fun games that we're playing
throwing money at the roof
what did I tell you? unexpected adventures, this is incredible
So the money on the roof goes to the museum across the road
on the other side in the other bar it goes to Angel Flight
Let's throw some money on the ceiling hey?
you beauty!
this was the day the Outback Romeo's went against what most had said
parked a beat up Alpha on top of old Big Red
It is day two we have just woken up and first things first
I need some coffee and I need some food
so you're probably dying to know what the coffe is like in Longreach
I'm about to find out first sip
[coughs]
No it's actually.... ahhhh!
[laughing]
it's really good!
Let's go throught the Macca's drive though
700 large chips thanks
My legs are so short
We're doing the wing walk
look it delivers what's promised you're on the wing!
quick wing tour there's the plane there's the wing
here's me that's all you need to know
on the wing
Tom's just given us this an amazing guided tour of the Qantas Founders Museum
and I was wondering how you got the bug?
how did you get into everything with planes?
I was born that way
good answer
My wife says I was born an aviation and as far as I can recall that's the way it's been
I'm one of those sad people that takes aircraft manuals home to read for fun
that's not sad, that's amazing it's good to have a passion right?
There are a lot of stories in there a lot of local stories and a lot of
just quintessentially Queensland and Australian stories
yes yep
Why do you think those stories are so important? why do they need to be told?
There's always been an affinity whether you're from the city or whether you're from the coast
with the Australian bush I mean there's the, you know the romance
they can get a sense of that
then they can walk out and they can see this massive sky and the windmill
and the wind and the heat and the rain and all of those things that come along with it
so it's par of a bigger story
life in the bush you know it's got a terrific future
All right we're aboard the river cruise and you guys
the beer from up here you know it!
It's stinking hot
nailed it
and a stubbie cooler!
a lovely present from Smithy thanks Outback Dan!
this is gonna be delicious
got my hat... I'm on the river... got my beer
Oh my goodness so we are halfway through our river cruise and this is amazing
I did not think of this when I thought of Longreach and I'm just having the best time
Smithy he knows so much the beers are cold the snacks are delicious
and the sunset is beautiful
what more could you want? it's just so...
unexpectedly amazing out here
Why don't we just see what's going on you here, just look at this here...
oh my god!
[singing] swapped it for a Hilux and bubs learning
[singing] how to fly
[applause]
thank you very much
Tell us about Olli
He's a Brahman he's... come over here mate
he's got a little tiny splash of Charolais in him
but he's predominantly Brahman
It's a real connection to the land out here isn't it? it's like a respect for the land that sustains you isn't it?
it is
it is in many ways, um...
maybe sometimes it's more noticable...
owner operators if you live on it
good dog
What I love about coming out here is that you hear all those Aussie words and sometimes
you forget to use them
and another lovely thing is without words you can
you tell each other how you are out here
you know in the car just do a simple wave, a thumbs up
no it's not what you know
it's not what you know it's what you know of who you know
that is groundbreaking
hold em to ransom ha ha!
I saw you topless in the Thompson river yesterday
There are so many things that make Longreach special it's
an amazing sense of community where everybody knows everyone and with the likes
of Smithy and Dan from Outback Aussie Tours you get right into the community
I mean we are leaving feeling like we're friends you know I feel so
much more grounded I haven't had any anxiety since I've been here I feel so
calm and I more than that I feel like I want to be a better person you know
I'm looking at these people going
I want to emulate that I want to emulate
those those values and those you know country qualities that I love
seeing in these people so I'm coming away from this I've learned a lot I've met
some amazing people who I'll be friends with for life and I don't know it makes
me feel like I want to be a better person and that's not something you get
everywhere it's definitely not a selfish travel experience it's an enriching
travel experience and that is something really special and that is why it is so
important to always look out for those unexpected adventures and not just go to
the same places as everybody else
Thank you so much for watching you guys I hope you enjoyed this video
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Have a great weekend and I will see you next week
Love ya!
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