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Grey Nomad Dog

My name is Harlie, and I love being on the road. I invite you to come see me wherever I may be.

06/06/2022

Our dear Grey Nomad Dog is now truely an angel having crossed the rainbow bridge last week.

Also known as Harls, she had acute lymphoma which had affected her spleen, lungs, eyes and ears. May those wings allow her to continue on amazing adventures. 💕

"You can shed tears that she is gone,
or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back,
or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her only that she is gone,
or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back.
Or you can do what she'd want:
smile, open your eyes, love and go on."
by David Harkins

She will always be in our hearts.

🐾💕🐕🐾💕🐕🐾💕🐕

24/12/2021

Hope Santa visited your house too! 🎁🎁
Merry Christmas everyone. 💕

27/10/2021

Nothin’ like spending time with friends and family after a long time on the road. Love you Charli girl. 💕

Location: Dog off leash beach (beach access 210-217), Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

23/10/2021

We found home!
I got to go to my fave long off leash beach and run crazy with all the other lucky doggos! Happy girl. 🤣
Hope you are running free today too 💕

Location: Stumers Creek, Coolum Beach, When you next Visit Sunshine Coast.

19/10/2021

If a peaceful pet friendly waterside freedom camp with a few mod cons (such as this awesome communal firepit) is what you want then this one could be for you.

Level shaded or sunny sites, toilets and an amazing waterside camp kitchen (byo everything).

Location: Chinchilla Weir, Chinchilla, just 300km NW of Brisbane, on the Western Downs Queensland.

16/10/2021

A walk down memory lane... ‘cause I’ve been here before! I love checkin’ out all the many nooks and crannies in this amazing pet friendly historical village. You will too.

As well as a great village atmosphere they have lots of awesome displays including memorabilia, vehicles, rocks and shells. I attended a special night event on the grounds and found an extra special touch of magic.

Location: Miles Historical Village Museum, opposite the pet friendly Miles Crossroads Caravan Park, Miles, Western Downs Queensland. 140km east of Roma and 340km NW of Brisbane.

15/10/2021

Some days a girl just has to graze. Makin’ the most of the long green grass at this relaxed pet friendly free camp just outside of the township of Miles, Qld.

Set mongst native pines just north of the Gil weir this little free camp has some great little camping nooks along the Dogwood River.

Location: Gil weir campground, signposted 6km south of Miles, 350kms NW of Brisbane on the Western Downs.

Level sites, mostly shaded but not under gums, with some tables, bins and toilets available.

13/10/2021

Meet Mick the blue cattle dog. He has been immortalised in stone for his heroic deeds. He had saved his owner from sure death alone in the bush pinned under his injured horse in 1901.

The pinned and badly injured stockman scratched a message for help into his metal matchbox, threaded it into his belt, strapped it to Mick's neck & sent him off to find help. Mick found help and successfully led them to his beloved human.

Location: This memorial to Mick now sits proudly outside the Visitor centre in Wandoan, Queensland. A must visit for all would-be hero dogs.

Stay: At the pet friendly free camp at Waterloo Plains Environmental Park Wandoan Qld. Level sites with toilets and showers. Good walk around the lagoon.

10/10/2021

Loved the Wyandra Beach! (That is seriously what they call it - it even has brown signs to get you there 🤣) Lots of unbelievably cool water to play in and soft sand everywhere. Great place to spend a few wonderful hours exploring along the river bed. 🐾🐾 Lovin’ the contrasts of the outback.

Location: Wyandra, 850kms west of Brisbane, halfway between Charleville and Cunnamulla, when you want to Experience Outback Queensland, Australia.

FYI The Wyandra Pub is a good pet friendly pub with lots of shaded tables outside.

07/10/2021

On a farm-stay most doggos want to sniff out the animals but I got caught checkin’ out the happy hour hub at Gidgee’s Bush Camp. 🤣 Surrounded by lush green grass this spot offered a great reprieve from the outback heat for me and my big fur coat! I was so impressed that there were no prickles! 🐾🐾🐾 (Note: This precious well cared for grass is for enjoying not for camping on - plenty of room for that beyond.)

They also sell real coffee every morning in their cool shop at the entance! Makes for a good start to the day! 🤣

Location: Gidgee Smith Bags & Gidgee's Bush Camp, Morven, (midway between Charleville & Mitchell), outback Qld. Just 1.5km into town if you want dinner at the Morven Hotel - Sadleir's Waterhole.

Basic toilets, paid shower, firepits, shade or open space for camping. Big rig accessible. Level.

Surprisingly there are only ever a maximum of 15 campers at any one time so you’ll never be crowded out - but you do need to book ahead!

Like many places in the Qld outback, Gidgee Bush Camp is closing now for summer but they will be back for next season.

05/10/2021

Great to see this tiny outback CP has big ideas when it comes to looking after ALL their guests!! Fenced drive thru sites with gates at each end. 💕 Easily fits the moho and tow car. Love being off lead on site! Thanks to Glenn and Wendy for daring to do things differently. 🙏

Of course now the other side of this gate looks mighty appealing! 🤣

Location: Wyandra Post Office, Store & Caravan Park, Wyandra, 100km south of Charleville, 850km west of Brisbane, outback Qld.

And while you are in town check out ‘The Beach’! With oodles of sand and plenty of cool outback river water for me to play in this spot on the Warrego River (just up the road and down a dirt track) was a winner in the heat of the day. 😀

Wyandra Post Wyandra District Progress and Recreation Association Ltd Wyandra Pub

03/10/2021

Some days I just feel very small!
Look at the size of Charlotte and her pups.
At 3.5 metres tall and 10 metres long I am dwarfed by her but it looks like I caught her attention! 🤣🤣

Location: Charlotte, Jasper and Cory live in their very own sculpture park called Knotosaurus Park in Eromanga, far outback Qld. It is over 1000kms west of Brisbane and over 300km west of Charleville.

01/10/2021

Chillin’ at the end of the day. Made it out to the Noccundra Hotel, last stop before the (currently closed) Qld/NSW border way way way out west. The pub does awesome ringer burgers and I know cause I got some. 🤣

We stayed the night at the free camp along the Wilson River just 400m from the hotel. Beautiful 💕 Just 5 other rigs spread out along the large waterhole. Not too many, not too few, just right!

Location: Noccundra, far SW Qld, Australia. Public toilets and showers beside the hotel - donation appreciated.

See Grey Nomad Awards same day post for other information about the location.

29/09/2021

Feeling on top of the world with views forever. We are in Yowah country. The Bluff is just a few kms out of the opal town of Yowah and gives a greater understanding of this amazing channel country.

Afterwards we went to the opal fossicking field and had such fun wandering we didn’t even look for those pretty stones. Which is unusual cause my mum really likes rocks.

Location: We stayed at the dog friendly Artesian Waters Caravan Park. Yowah., 100km NW of Eulo, between Cunnamulla and Thargomindah, SW Qld. It’s one of those towns that you can walk to everywhere (in the cool of the morning and evening that is 🤣)

27/09/2021

At the moment in the sun is hot, dry and dusty but in the shade it is beautifully cool. I’ve enjoyed watching the comings and goings from my cool vantage point at the back of this infamous outback pub.

The Eulo Queen Hotel has slabs, power, water, toilets & showers out the back. It also has a fire pit and picnic tables too. The pub is pet friendly at outside tables and in the campground. No prickles because there is no grass 🤣

Location: Eulo Queen Hotel & Caravan Park, Eulo, 70km west of Cunnamulla, 860km west of Brisbane, SW QLD.

24/09/2021

I enjoyed the cool of the Moonie River while staying over at the Nindigully tourist and visitor freedom camp. It runs all along the river opposite the pub with plenty of sites right by the water. Leftovers from dinner at the Nindigully Pub Queensland were pretty awesome too!

Not my first time here and definitely won’t be my last! I will be back.

Location: Nindigully, Queensland, Australia

21/09/2021

He! He! That looks like me!
They make sure everyone knows that doggos are welcome here.
A tiny park with a big heart.
Thank you 🙏

Location: Dirranbandi Caravan Park, Dirranbandi, Queensland - 600 km west of Brisbane and just 60km north of the NSW border.

19/09/2021

Enjoying the cool greenery of the garden at the super friendly Dirranbandi Caravan Park after a big day exploring. All tuckered out!

Location: Dirranbandi, Queensland, cotton country, 600km from the coast and just 60km north of the NSW border.

16/09/2021

Seems my mantra worked. My body is now in tip top shape and we are on the road again. Yesterday we set off on a 4 week loop of Southern Queensland.

First stop was at The Bun Hotel a great little pub with this awesome beast outside.

We stayed just up the street at Glasby's Caravan Park making it an easy walk for dinner. 😀

Location: Kaimkillenbun, 20 min drive to the NE of Dalby, on the Western Downs Queensland.

06/09/2021

4 months and 14,000kms on the road and healthy all the way... Home for just 24 hours and sprained my leg running (way too fast) down the stairs to greet mum coming home. Guess I’m out of practice. 😜 Not happy. (Nor is mum as she has had to carry me downstairs/upstairs.) So, I have been restricted to minimal movement which means no jumping onto/off the lounge or bed, no walks and no playmates. 🙃 Feeling sorry for myself!

Better get on the road again!

Edit: I’m back in tip too shape and back on the road again! 🐾🐾

03/09/2021

We found our way home! Yaay!
First stop was to check out one of the local doggie beaches to put a spring in my step and a smile on my face.

Location: Stumers Creek, Coolum Beach, Sunshine Coast.

02/09/2021

Why aren’t we there yet?!!!
This GPS has got to go!

Renmark SA to SE Qld via the NT - 4500 kms🤣. Talk about the long way home! (Same as Perth to home via NSW)

It was the only route possible without me going into a kennel and mum going into hotel quarantine. Then of course even that option was closed after the QLD/NSW border was closed to everyone. 10 big days on the road. Way too long!!!!

Stay safe on the road everyone - even if it is frustrating and pushing your limits.

01/09/2021

Love those desert sunsets.

Location: Camooweal Roadhouse PUMA, a CP Just over the Qld/NT border, Qld.

27/08/2021

I’m all tyred out! 🤣🤣🤣
Had fun sniffing out all the arty nooks and cranies of this quirky opal mining town.

Location: Coober Pedy, SA

25/08/2021

We found this great rest area between Port Augusta and Coober Pedy. Awesome spot to see the stunning huge salt lake while stretching the legs or you can stay up to 24 hours and watch the Ghan pass through on it’s way to or from Darwin.

Location: Lake Hart Major Rest Area, about 2 hours north of Port Augusta, SA on the Stuart Highway on Kokatha Country.

21/08/2021

Puppy love!!
Doin’ the dance with Badger, a very handsome and very young aussie shepherd. 💕💕💕
Sometimes a girl just has to play. 🤣🤣🤣

21/08/2021

Out to lunch!
Enjoying the view of the mighty Murray River from our table - and of course me in my usual place in the shade. 🤣

Location: Woolshed Brewery in the historic 100 year old shearing sheds of Wilkadene Station, located along the Murray River just 20 kilometres north of Renmark, SA

19/08/2021

Look who greeted me as I bounded out the door this morning. Gave us both a big surprise 🤣🤣🤣 Lots of friends at Riverbend Caravan Park, Renmark, SA.

17/08/2021

Lovin’ the walking tracks that run through the bush beside this awesome CP. Lots of different things to sniff out every day! Lots of wildlife around so stay on the lead!

Location: Riverbend Caravan Park, Renmark, SA

13/08/2021

So far I’ve sniffed out some water hens, wallabies and possums. I wonder who I’ll meet today. 🐾🐾🐾

Location: Riverbend Caravan Park, Renmark, SA

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Nothin’ like spending time with friends and family after a long time on the road. Love you Charli girl. 💕 Location: Dog off leash beach (beach access 210-217), Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Qld. #greynomaddog #greynomadawards #greynomads #petfriendlyaustralia #dogonholidaysaustralia

4 months and 14,000kms on the road and healthy all the way... Home for just 24 hours and sprained my leg running (way too fast) down the stairs to greet mum coming home. Guess I’m out of practice. 😜 Not happy. (Nor is mum as she has had to carry me downstairs/upstairs.) So, I have been restricted to minimal movement which means no jumping onto/off the lounge or bed, no walks and no playmates. 🙃 Feeling sorry for myself! Better get on the road again! Edit: I’m back in tip too shape and back on the road again! 🐾🐾

Why aren’t we there yet?!!! This GPS has got to go! Renmark SA to SE Qld via the NT - 4500 kms🤣. Talk about the long way home! (Same as Perth to home via NSW) It was the only route possible without me going into a kennel and mum going into hotel quarantine. Then of course even that option was closed after the QLD/NSW border was closed to everyone. 10 big days on the road. Way too long!!!! Stay safe on the road everyone - even if it is frustrating and pushing your limits. #greynomaddog

Time to move! Goodbye Ceduna. Never knew I would love you so much! Thanks Ceduna Shelly Beach Caravan Park - you were just what I needed. Location: Shelly Beach, 5kms south of Ceduna. #adventuredog #greynomaddog #greynomadawards

Sometimes you’ve just gotta shake it all off to start again - refreshed.

I’d kiss you if I could. 💕 Take care everyone. #adventuredog #greynomaddog #freedomdog

Any water... any time!! I love camping near water. A caravan park, free camp, donation camp. Lots of facilities or no facilities. It doesn’t matter which. Near water does it for me! #adventuredog #greynomadawards #australianstreetartawards Find all the waterside petfriendly campgrounds easily using the WikiCamps app. Follow me to get good tips! See where I have stayed.... https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1Tlr3CH23us51bx9sB6hUBBURKyyxPpNv&shorturl=1&ll=-27.624935830493357%2C134.74615475000002&z=3

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Very happy to be home with friends and family this Christmas! Location: Gotta love the Stumers dog off-leash beach, Coolum, Sunshine Coast, Qld. #greynomaddog #adventuredog #dogtourgide