About 10 months ago (Sept 2020) we bought a cub camper frontier after a lot of research and a realisation that our travelling might be curtailed to the shores of Australia. We had learnt from our previous trip what we needed and this certainly fitted the bill. While we didn’t know at the time whenContinue reading “Starting at Susan River Homestead”
Category Archives: Queensland 2021/2022
Red Rock (Byfield State Forest)
Our next stop after Susan River homestead was Red Rock. A campsite run by Qld National Parks near the Byfield National Park. We had been to Byfield NP before on our way up to Hinchinbrook and the beaches where beautiful. Unfortunately Griffy is not allowed there so we had to stay at the pet friendlyContinue reading “Red Rock (Byfield State Forest)”
Barracrab, A campsite to remember
When you think of campsites in Australia Barracrab campsite would be the stereotypical beachside location I think people would imagine. We would have driven passed this place on countless occasions and always been in too much of a rush to stay. The camp hosts were wearing fishing shirts and amazingly hospitable on arrival telling usContinue reading “Barracrab, A campsite to remember”
Midge Point
We had a couple of nights of good food and good company in Kuttabul with Susan and Frank and the family. We had stocked up on water and electricity and on their recommendation went barely an hour up the road to Midge Point. The name was a little daunting but as it turned out fairlyContinue reading “Midge Point”
Home Hill
This trip has always had one destination and date we had to make and that was my Dad’s 80th Birthday. All of the family where making the trip, minus my sister Fiona who lives in Switzerland. Unfortunately on the way up the coast it became pretty evident that my two brothers in Victoria were notContinue reading “Home Hill”
Relaxing at Rollingstone
Usually when we go camping we are mostly searching for a spot far away where we can relax in nature and explore hiking trails with few others around. While it would still be the ideal it is not going to be possible to do this every stop and Rollingstone was our first effort at dippingContinue reading “Relaxing at Rollingstone”
Taylor’s Beach
Continuing our beach hopping up the coast, we decided on Taylor’s beach. We were slightly apprehensive due to it being described as the perfect fisherman’s beach along with a few bad reviews about mosquitoes being intolerable so were half expecting a mangrove swamp. We were pleasantly surprised. Yes there were mangroves, yes we did haveContinue reading “Taylor’s Beach”
Mungalla Station
As we are always on the quest to do something different and Mungalla station was certainly a change from the idyllic campgrounds by the beaches. It is an aboriginal owned and run cattle station near Ingham and they allow camping on their property. We didn’t really have much more info than this but it wasContinue reading “Mungalla Station”
Mission Beach
One of the places that I had ear marked on this trip was Mission Beach. Although I had lived only a few hours from it growing up I had never actually been there. But I had heard great things about the sleepy little beachside town, especially of the campsite situated along the coconut tree andContinue reading “Mission Beach”
Paronella Park
Paronella park was an attraction which piqued our interest a while ago. Reports from people who had previously visited were varied with the most common description being “interesting?” Well interested we were and having based ourselves for a few days in a campsite in Innisfail it was only a short drive. As we travelled theContinue reading “Paronella Park”