Outback Queensland Trip 2024, Day 23: a little extra

In Turrbal country. Commenting on our last post, my American friend Carolyn said “I bet you’ll find interesting things to write about on your remaining half-day tomorrow too.” She knows us too well, because of course we did! Sky Deck and the Queen’s Wharf Precinct We did have one plan for the morning – to … Read more

Outback Queensland Trip, Day 7: getting to the Gulf

Today was mostly a driving day, involving 1.5 hours to Georgetown for morning tea; 1.5 hours to Croydon for lunch; 1.5 hours to Normanton for a leg stretch; then around 45 mins or so to Karumba Point on the Gulf of Carpentaria. Most of these place names will be unknown to most people, as these … Read more

Outback Queensland Trip 2024, Day 3: Tripping through the Daintree and environs

For our second full day in the region, we decided to do a full day tour taking in the UNESCO World Heritage site, the Daintree Rainforest, or Wet Tropics Rainforest. We have visited this area before, under our own steam, but this time we decided to do it the easy way, via a tour. Many … Read more

Perth Trip 2022, Day 4: Heading south

Today we completed the circuit that saw us, over three days, driving from Perth east to York, then north to New Norcia and Cervantes, and back south to Perth and on into Fremantle. It’s been a great little itinerary of around 700kms all up. There were more wildflowers today, as you will see, but today … Read more

Port Macquarie Trip 2019, Days 6 & 7: Walking, walking, walking

When we come to Port Macquarie there are the things we always do, the new things we find, and the things we do occasionally. Most of the occasional ones are hinterland explorations, and checking out the many lovely little reserves in and around town. The things we always do include what we did on day … Read more