We made it! The northernmost point of the Australian mainland. And we snuck in for a photo just before the hoards of elderly rocked up by the bus load. They come in […]
The Tip of Cape York, Queensland
Mutee Head, Cape York Peninsular
Mutee Head is a rocky headland and beach to the west of the tip of Cape York. We stayed there for a couple of nights to do some fishing. Joe walked up […]
Captain Billy’s Landing, Heathlands Reserve, Cape York
Captain Billy’s Landing is a spot in Cape York named after an aboriginal from the 1800’s who called himself Captain Billy. It was the site of an experimental cattle export venture during […]
Cape Melville National Park
Onto our first remote bush camp for our North Queensland trip – Cape Melville National Park. We took the dodgy 4WD track north of Cooktown that follows the coast directly to Cape […]
Back in the Red Dust
Joe is in Port Hedland working for a few months to save up to fund the rest of our trip. Just coz he’s working doesn’t mean he can’t sneak in some fishing […]
Lake Mckenzie, Fraser Island
Lake Mckenzie is one of the most popular attractions on Fraser Island. It’s a clear, clean, freshwater lake with an attractive sandy beach. An essential part of any visit to Fraser, especially […]
Fraser Island, Great Sandy National Park
Fraser Island is quite an exotic sounding destination for westerners like us so we were quite excited to visit it for the first time. We paid our $11 per day vehicle access […]
Cooloola Beach, Great Sandy National Park
From Brisbane we traveled north through Sunshine Coast region to Great Sandy National Park, which includes Cooloola beach and Fraser Island. First was Cooloola beach. We camped a couple of nights, mainly just relaxing […]
Borroloola – Barra Time
Borroloola saw the end of our dream to conquer the Savannah Way through the gulf country to Queensland. Continuing was not possible due to heavy rainfall. Nathan River Road was exciting for […]
Big Barra Caught! Also Merry Christmas.
Fishing from the McArthur River at Borroloola saw a new record sized barra caught: 76cm, 5 kg. It was heavy and pulled hard. Very satisfying to land it. We’re now in Longreach, […]
The Dream is Over – Life Beyond Katherine
My time as a man of leisure couldn’t last forever. School is finished and we’re leaving Katherine. No more house husband duties – it’s time to get back to fishing and camping. We’re […]
How to Catch Barramundi
New article publish on how to catch the fish that gives you the most macho clout out of any fish species – barramundi. This means I’ve completed the how to guide for […]
Night Fishing with Man Eating Crocs
To compliment my land based fishing with crocodiles article, I’ve created one specifically for night fishing, have a look here: Croc Safety – Land Based Fishing with Crocodiles at Night
4 Mile Hole, Kakadu
After a couple of nights at West Alligator Head we back tracked and turned off the main dirt track towards 4 Mile Hole – a large billabong that forms part of the […]
West Alligator Head, Kakadu
The chap at the Point Stuart Wilderness Lodge reception told us we should try West Alligator Head, slightly further down the Arnhem Highway from Point Stuart. So that’s where we headed. It’s […]
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