Cairns and the Gulf Country

After all the time we spent in the Cape and the Daintree, as much fun as we had, it was nice to get back to civilisation.  We arrived in Cairns, a town both of us had been to before and we were both looking forward to spending some time here again.We checked into the Big […]

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Cooktown and the Daintree Rainforest

After all the dust and corrugations of the trip to the Cape, we were very happy to be driving on the black top again. Our next destinations were Cooktown and then to the Daintree Rainforest, a place we had both been looking forward to spending some time. Cooktown is a delightful small town where there […]

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Cape York – The Trip Down

We stayed in Punsand Bay for a 7 nights and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We explored the beaches and the WW2 plane wreck sites around the area. We spent more than a few hours at the bar enjoying some cold beverages. The food here was pretty good too. Our gazebo with the midgee proof insert was […]

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Cape York – The Trip Up

One of the goals we had set ourselves for this trip was to get to see Cape York. I had done the trip back in 1999 with my Dad and three other mates in a camper trailer and it was quite an adventure back then. I was keen to relive the experience this time with […]

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Atherton and Paronella

Our next destination was Atherton.  We left Townsville and continued north along the Bruce Highway making a brief overnight stop at Bilyana Rest Area before continuing on to Innisfail and turning onto the Palmerston Highway towards Millaa Millaa. This road is a winding hilly drive that crosses through the Wooroonooran National Park. Its quite a […]

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Trip Report – Coober Pedy

Coober Pedy has got to be Australia’s most unique town. Its isolation, history and its multicultural population are just the starters. Add to the fact that the majority of the inhabitants live underground to escape the ferocious heat of the summer months while they labour for the lure of untold fortunes of opal mining, and […]

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