On 02 January 2016, we departed Nundah, Brisbane for Sydney with our son on the wheel at about 10:30 in the morning.We have in the past used the Pacific Highway, the coastal road that went through number of scenic coastal towns. This time, we took the New England Highway, known as the inland route to avoid the heavy weekend traffic expected on the coastal route..
Wallangarra train museum - the history of railroad between Queensland and NSW. The train line from Brisbane reached Wallangarra in 1887, and the
northern railway line from Sydney reached Jennings the next year.
Entering the Thunderbolts way, a narrow "highway" with the speed limit of 100 kpm. We were the only vehicle on the road for an hour or so.
Heading for Warwick
The A15 highway
Beautiful scenery along the highway
Passing some hilly roads
865 kms to go!
Approaching the boarder of Queensland and NSW
Wallangarra, the last take away and rest area of Queensland.
Still 725 kms to Sydney!
Next stop - Glen Innes
Coming into Glen Innes, a beautiful town
We had KFC for lunch at this little town.
549 kms to go!
A brief stop at Back mountain for fuel. Back mountain is one
of the highest town in Australia located at about 1,312 metres (4,304 ft) above sea
level.
The only Black Mountain motel by the road side.
Mostly farm land with sheep and cattle.
After almost 2 hours, we arrived at Gloucester. From here we follow the Bucketts way to Pacific Highway (A1) where we took another 30 minutes to reach our destination, Sydney.
It was a awesome inland drive with beautiful countryside scenery. As there was not much traffic most of the way, we enjoyed a smooth and comfortable 11 hours drive with this VW amarok.
It was almost midnight as we got into our Rockdale accommodation in Sydney..
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