We often joke about being in “the back of beyond” or “the middle of nowhere” and on our way to Windorah from Stonehenge we certainly felt that we might have found either one of those locations. The road itself added to the sense of remoteness as we only passed 2 vehicles going the other way. As it was a one lane road ie actually only one lane, not to be confused with a one way road which has a lane for each direction of travel, we had to pull right off the road to let them pass.
While it felt very dry and dusty and remote there was a certain tranquility and beauty to the area and as we drove along we both enjoyed a certain amount of serenity although this was certainly negated when we approached bends and hill summits when we were both on the edge of our seats in preparation for someone coming the other way! However it has to be said that we should have counted the number of bends in our 170km long trip because thinking back I would be surprised if it was more than 10. Hills are also a rarity for while there are undulations there would have been few hills on the trip either and most of the journey we were staring at a road stretching straight to the horizon and right at the end there was always a mirage which made the road look watery and blended into the sky.
It’s difficult to be critical of the road quality for while it’s certainly not the best it’s also not in the highest demand either so while the road may be straight we find we end up turning the steering wheel plenty of times to cope with undulations and pot holes. I think that not only does the road suffer from the extreme temperatures out here but vast areas of this land are often flooded too so no complaints from us. In fact we are almost at the end of the paved roads in the west of Queensland so we will be grateful.
Our rig in the outback 
A photo from a jump up 
Areas to rest and eat are available, they are often just a little barren 
And the straight single lane road goes on 
And on 
And on 
A Road Train. Definitely giving this guy right of way 
Other distractions include a bend in the road 
And some emus
Windorah was far bigger than Stonehenge in that it had a pub, a small shop, a petrol station and a school. Well to be fair Stonehenge had the same number of facilities they were just all in one building (apart from the school) but in Windorah they were all separate entities and made up a Main Street and the school even boasted a rugby league pitch.
I don’t think I would have wanted to play on this pitch! 
The local shop 
An older Solar installation 
Just a great sign!
So it turns out that while we felt we were in the middle of nowhere in fact we were at the gateway. We found that the campers we met here were either coming from or going to a number of truly out of the way places some of which were definitely on our list and others which might be looked at too. The most famous place on that list is Birdsville and a visit to the horse races there which is about 400km west of Windorah along a mostly unpaved road. Unfortunately we were running a little short on time and so had to turn back east towards the coast but we will definitely make it back out to the centre even if it’s from another state.
To be fair we didn’t do much in Windorah but our first night was very busy in the campground and we enjoyed chatting to a few of the other campers. It was great to hear from people who had actually been to a few of these out of the way places and the general sense we got was one of camaraderie and encouragement that we would be able to do some of these exciting drives out in the desert. The whole thing seems less daunting which is exciting!
The toilet block at the campsite 
Us all on our lonesome
The second night we must have said something wrong because everyone left and we were left all alone apart from one other camper. We certainly do enjoy the peace on quiet of these moments and couple that with a lovely meal and sitting back gazing at a blanket of stars stretching from one horizon to the other we were both very happy and very much enjoying ourselves. T