We are back in Australia! Reunited with our Hilux after it was locked up in Phil’s garage for 4 months. That’s nearly a year of cumulative time spent in Phil’s garage including […]
We’re Back! Crows Nest National Park
Banana, Queensland
Bananas are Sharni’s favourite food. So when we discovered there was a town called Banana in Queensland we thought it prudent to visit. On the way there from Charters Towers we got […]
Charters Towers, Queensland
We detoured inland from the Queensland coast to visit Sharni’s ultimate destination – a town called Banana. On the way we passed through Charters Towers, a town founded on a gold rush […]
Great Barrier Reef Diving
Back to Cairns we go to spend more time in the region after we passed through on our way up the cape. Coming from Normanton we drove through the Atherton Table lands […]
Karumba, Queensland
After many weeks of dirt roads and 4WD tracks we were finally back on some bitumen as we approached Karumba. It would be bitumen for the remainder of our trip so time […]
The Tip of Cape York, Queensland
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 […]
Fruit Bat, Eliot and Twin Falls, Cape York
After conquering Frenchmans Track and fixing ourselves up at Captain Billy’s Landing we continued north on the old telegraph track towards the tip of Cape York. It was getting late so we […]
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 […]
Frenchmans Track, Cape York
We decided to take Frenchmans Track out from Iron Range National Park. It’s a very rough off road track that is notoriously difficult. We weren’t sure whether we should tackle it being […]
Musgrave, Cohen and Archer River
Musgrave and Archer River are a couple of roadhouses on the peninsular development road that you pass through whilst heading north towards the tip of Cape York. There’s some interesting history around […]
Cairns, Queensland
We headed to Cairns excited about the prospect of a hot shower and dry clothes after enduring non stop rain whilst on Mt Bartle Frere. Cairns is a nice city with lot’s […]
Bowen, Wooroonooran National Park and Mt Bartle Frere
After Townsville we headed towards Wooroonooran National Park via Bowen. On the way we passed by a little shop on the side of the road where we topped up on some fresh […]
Townsville, Queensland
From Airlie Beach we headed to Townsville which is a surprisingly large city spread over a vast distance. Traffic wasn’t bad but we noticed we were spending a lot of time stopped […]
Back on the Road – Airlie Beach
We had some battery problems which delayed our departure from Brisbane by a couple of days. The auxiliary battery was not charging. In dodgy fashion Joe hooked up a 19V laptop power supply to […]
Sunshine Coast Hinterland
The Sunshine Coast Hinterland is beautiful. Rolling hills, scenic forests, winding roads, cute little mountain side arty towns with lots of little shops and cafes and character buildings, views of the coast […]
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