Thorny Devil wrote:
During our travels around Australia my wife and I often look for alternative routes to the busier, often more populated main roads. The “road less travelled” may not always be the shortest or the prettiest route between destinations but if we have previously driven the main road route we like to explore other options.
In 2019 while driving through central outback Queensland we decided to take the less popular route from Winton to Mount Isa via Boulia, a total of 666km (414miles), rather than the more direct route 468km (390miles), via the main highway.
The road we chose was sealed but only one lane wide, however we never encountered any road trains or other heavy vehicles and only a handful of other vehicles which made the journey much less stressful and more enjoyable than the alternative main road route.
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