We had based ourselves out of August Moon Caravan Park (best name so far!) to not only do Paronella park but a few other attractions around Innisfail. The campsite itself had beautiful rain trees throughout and everywhere was lush and green. Unfortunately the weather while we were there was not great and it rained onContinue reading “Innisfail and Surrounds”
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Daytripping from Cairns
Well before we get to Cairns a special mention must go to our stop in Bramston Beach. An ideally placed campsite right off the beach where we could see the water. Unfortunately winds gusting up to 60km/hr and rain to go with it meant that we just had to bunker down. We could imagine howContinue reading “Daytripping from Cairns”
Mareeba
After our last three days beside the family from hell. We were both very ready to find a nice secluded spot to sit back and relax. Tim found a private property on Hipcamps in the direction we wanted to go out in the Atherton Tablelands so we booked that and off we went. Our journeyContinue reading “Mareeba”
Lake Tinaroo
Our days in Mareeba and the surrounds were a lot drier and dustier than I imagined the Atherton Tablelands to be but almost as soon as we left and headed south the landscape turned into a deep rich green and the fields were full of a variety of crops. There were rolling hills and quaintContinue reading “Lake Tinaroo”
Malanda
We had decided to slow it down a little after several 3 day stops as Tim was starting to get pretty fatigued. To be honest I was too but Tim has a legitimate excuse to take it easy so we will say it was because of him. We found a private stay on Hipcamps justContinue reading “Malanda”
Bedrock Campground at Mt Surprise
As we were packing up and preparing to leave the Atherton Tablelands we were both hoping for some warmer weather and a little less wind. Well as the saying goes, be careful what you wish for! For as we descended gently from Malanda the land and air got dryer and the temperature rose. There wasContinue reading “Bedrock Campground at Mt Surprise”
Townsville Pit Stop
With our new camper trailer set up we have fewer occasions where we both are hankering for something we can’t make ourselves but we both fancied a steak and chips. Standard fare for just about any pub in Australia. Just about halfway to our next destination of Townsville was Greenvale and the Three Rivers HotelContinue reading “Townsville Pit Stop”
Charters Towers
Next stop was Charters Towers where we were meeting my Mum and Dad in their caravan to spend some time together. Unfortunately we were going to swelter out there with the temps expected to hit 38 degrees. The campsite we were staying at was lovely but the two sites they had given us were withoutContinue reading “Charters Towers”
Hughenden
After having had a lovely time in Charters Towers with Charlie and Jill it was time to head west and begin what is known as the dinosaur trail and first stop was Hughenden. There wasn’t much to see on the way out as the landscape just got drier and dustier and hotter! Hughenden was aContinue reading “Hughenden”
Winton and Oondooroo Station
We were discussing our travel route with M and D and we somehow got to talking about a cattle/sheep station that Dad’s good friend Bill Tudope owned. Dad said it was a Aboriginal name similar to Uluru, Mum said it was Oondooroo and Tim then looked at our camping app and somehow found a stationContinue reading “Winton and Oondooroo Station”