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WORDS AND IMAGES : MICHELLE AND HEATLEY GILMORE CAMPS AUSTRALIA WIDE

CUNNINGHAM HIGHWAY ( THE POCKET ) RESERVE , LOCATED OUTSIDE OF INGLEWOOD , QLD , IS A BEAUT FREEDOM CAMP THAT MAKES FOR A PERFECT OVERNIGHT STOP .

Cunningham Highway ( The Pocket ) Reserve is free , pet-friendly , with a bonus of water views and birdlife .
It was our first night camping during our outback Queensland trip , and we were en route to Cloncurry via Goondiwindi , Carnarvon Gorge , Winton , Longreach and more .
Our youngest , a 15-year-old , was watching a footy game , as he was in our local footy tipping comp . We turned off the highway , and as we drove a couple of hundred metres down to the water , he and his brother squealed “ it ’ s SOS only , Dad !” They were talking about their mobile range .
A PEACEFUL SURPRISE
Of course , we were stopping in at lots of places to check them for our books and app , and thought we would end up at Yelarbon or Texas for the night .
They protested again . Heatley parked . We both stepped out to the riverbank , looked at each other , and sighed . He said , “ We ’ re level – we ’ re stopping .”
It was the boys ’ turn to sigh .
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