Barkley Highway Road Trip to Outback Queensland Ghost Town

This episode we travel 320km from Devils Marbles, Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve, to Barkley Homestead in the Northern Territory. We’re travelling on a road we’ve never driven before, the Barkley Highway that runs between the NT and Queensland, which has recently reopened after flood waters conflicted a lot of damage to the road earlier in the year. Our first overnight is at the recently reopened Barkley Homestead, in their large off grid camping area. The Barkley Homestead has suffered major flood and fire damage over the last 12 months, and has finally reopened their restaurant, campground and fuel station to campers and travellers by.
We then hit the road heading east and cross the border into Outback Queensland. We set up camp half way between Mt Isa and Cloncurry, in the ghost town of Mary Kathleen. Once a bustling town servicing one of the world’s most lucrative uranium mines, Mary Kathleen has a fascinating story and an incredible history worth exploring.
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Barkley Highway Road Trip to Outback Queensland Ghost Town
Off Grid Australia Series
Season 7
Episode 190
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00:00 Introduction
00:45 Devils Marbles To Barkley Homestead
02:04 Battle At The Bowser | Tennant Creek Ampol
04:33 Barkley Homestead
12:02 QLD/NT Border
13:39 Battle At The Bowser | Camooweal Puma
14:59 Barkley Homestead To Mary Kathleen
16:33 Lost Diesel Nozzle Update!
18:51 Paul's Concentration Face
20:13 Mission Success?!?
21:21 Mount Isa, QLD
21:34 Mary Kathleen, QLD
22:50 Mary Kathleen Uranium Mine
26:38 Good Morning From The Feel Good Family!
26:54 Mary Kathleen To Winton
30:20 Battle At The Bowser | Cloncurry BP
32:39 Walkabout Creek Hotel, 'Crocodile Dundee's Pub'
36:23 Gulf Savannah Off-Road Caravan Tag Along
37:50 Please Like, Subscribe & Share Our Channel
38:31 After The Credits Scenes

[@bradhowell9241]

Another great episode. 😀👍👍 A joke for Jasper. “What’s the difference between snot and Broccoli”? “You can’t get kids to eat Broccoli”. 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hahaha!! 😂😂

[@lindaneumann3301]

Jasper might have cabin fever! 🤣🤣 He is differently the entertainer.🕺

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

He is so full of energy and keeping Paul on his toes…. I think Paul needs the extra running around at the moment 😅🕺

[@glennjuliestevens9011]

Loved this episode. Put quite a few places on our travel list, loved the ghost town and literally laughed out loud at the claw game!!! Funny stuff!!❤

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Haha! We should have just asked Jasper to use the claw! He’s pretty good at the chocolate claw game 😅🎥💙🇦🇺

[@TinaWarn]

I looooove mangos as well! Stay safe in Crocodile Dundee's pub and the cross winds!

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you and happy new year! X

[@Denis-zb5pf]

The Barkly is well known for its headwinds. You'll know when you have a strong one when you're pushing the pedal thru the floor and lucky to get 60kph. As you watch the fuel gauge dropping, with panic praying, you'll make The Wheel.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Wow! That would be intense 😳😬😅🇦🇺👍💙

[@davekerr8133]

Thanks team. Enjoyed that. If you travel at 95kph, some of those other vanners passing you must be fair motoring. Not advisable in windy conditions in my view.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Very true! We were travelling at 85kph that day because of the cross wind 💨 better to be safe than sorry 😅👍🕺

[@yusufsayed1583]

Good day legends , lol when you said that marriage is done and the next words from katie was its rocky 😂😂 Nice drive to Barkley 👍🏼 the place looks beautiful ❤ Welcome to Queensland 😀 oops , the nozzele is at the bottom , The tool works 😊 nice mining town , water so blue 😊Welcome to crocodile Dundee Thanks legends for an epic episode 👏🏼👏🏼 Greetings And Cheers 🍻 from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Wow! It was a very full episode and so much fun!! Editing this weeks episode today and tomorrow ready for Sunday afternoon and it is already looking great 👍 Thanks again 💙🇦🇺🕺

[@robynbishop2063]

We were there at Mary Kathleen just on two weeks ago, absolutely amazing free camp. We didn’t want to leave, thoroughly enjoyed absorbing the history of it. Very unique experience.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

We just missed you guys 😊 such an amazing free camp 🏕️

[@peterpumpkin1077]

Missed you guys by about 48 years. My dad worked at MK. We lived there for nearly 2 years. My sis and I went to school there. All I can remember is heat and flies.

[@seandolkens4021]

As sad as it is, good call not promoting a place that’s removed the welcome mat. Your explanation was very diplomatic. 😂

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hopefully 🤞 we can check out on way back through 😳🕺

[@markstocks5236]

It saddens me that you have only 27k subs....... With your quality of content it should be waaaaaay more. Keep it up guys, loving this series..

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Wow! Thank you 😊 we will keep ‘em’ coming and you never know what might happen 💙🕺👍

[@treeman3663]

Lol yes katie i notice the speedsters you pulled in and here they are lol 😂😂

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hahaha 😅👍🕺

[@elainemcintyre4407]

Great video , thank you, I have now got my husband watching it on the big screen. So makes it more enjoyable to see than on my I-Pad. So have now watched you twice tonight, so I can comment &thumbs up😂😂😂. Go Jasper!! Elaine from Brisbane.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

That is fantastic! 🙏💙😊 thank you for your support Elaine x

[@johnh6435]

Another Great Episode, showing More Places to add to my Travel Bucket List. Its a Pity i Don't have a off road Van as id love to do the Gulf Savannah Off-Road Caravan Tag Along.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

We are looking at more ideas that are available to everyone 💙🇦🇺😎

[@laurapace632]

It's like playing the claw game trying to pick up the prize in the vending machine

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

That’s exactly what it was like with about as much success 😅

[@user-ff3mm9km6h]

Pete and I were cracking up watching you trying to retrieve the nozzle! Awesome show with great info.....thank you 😊 4.00pm

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Seriously frustrating and funny all at once 😅😬😊

[@Humphrey-rq8rl]

Another great episode guys 👍 Well done with the nozzle retrieval Paul 👏

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you guys! Loving your posts on FB! 🇦🇺💙👍

[@markhopkins9925]

Thanks Guys ,for sharing your adventures in Queensland. The mine site looked really interesting. Keep up the great work ! Stay Safe. 👍👍🍻🍻

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Cheers Mark! What an amazing country we live in!! Thank you 🙏

[@treeman3663]

Lol the whole funnel debarkle i nearly fell on my chair laughing 😂😂😂

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

😂😂 I’ll be a little less rushed next time

[@user-sw2gb5tr1f]

Hi from New Zealand. Yes you won the battle of retreating the nozzle, well done. Another great show with plenty of information. it is good to see the Walkabout creak pub of the Crocodile Dundee movie. It would of been good for you to have spent days in Mount Isa to tell us about that town has to offer to see. You are coming up to your 200 episode and for your Aussie followers are you going to celebrate a giveaway prize. Keep the Happy trails going. Thanks Jono P

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hi Jono 😊 that’s a great idea… yes we’ll do a great giveaway prize 👍🕺

[@qxq-]

Tie a string onto the handle, would be a bummer to drop the tool into the tank also

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

That’s a very good suggestion!! 😅

[@cbeuck5024]

OMG ..the weather is chasing you...just seen the falla NT/Outback QLD presume you are just ahead of it? Hope so? Stay safe Could you do a short vlog to let us know if you are dry? Jan Adelaide

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hi Jan, we are actually back in south east qld now so all good and definitely dry 😊😎💙👍 heading back to the NT on a few weeks 🇦🇺🕺 thank you for thinking of us

[@justlookingaround2018]

Another great video 👍 just wondering what brand and model tyre bag you have? Thanks 😊

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

MSA 4x4 Accessories 👍🇦🇺💙

[@treeman3663]

You still haven't done a detailed video on gcm/gvm upgrades what it all means and what you had to do

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Correct! We won’t do that video till we have the re-weigh in 👍 it will include the work we had done - that weigh in isn’t happening till October when we are back for VANJAM event in QLD

[@rossharvey1496]

We were at Mary K in late 2015 but I don't remember it being a free camp back then?

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

A great location and wonderful that’s a free camp now 👍🇦🇺

[@robertkilpatrick8361]

LOL Hold your tongue the right way ......

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hahaha 😝

[@treeman3663]

That deserves seeing the cursing 🤬 video lol

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

I should include in the outtakes 😬😂

[@JayWilFo]

Next episode, Paul uses his new claw skills to win Jasper some stuffed toys from the local claw machine skill tester 🕹️🪝🧸🧸🧸

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hahaha! The human claw 😅