Croydon
30. Juni 2019 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Breakfast. Long stretches of straight road to here was a little unexpected. Small roo’s, cattle and a slow walking lizard make up the alive wildlife along the way. Nice old style street lamps aroundWeiterlesen
Gilbert river
30. Juni 2019 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Long narrow bridge. Lots of area for water but where is it?
Georgetown
30. Juni 2019 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Our first puncture repair ... fortunately in the shade and with a compressor.
MT Surprise
30. Juni 2019 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
The surprise is that there doesn’t seem to be any ‘mount’. Came through many hills and twisty roads from Georgetown then it flattened out but no ‘mountain’ The story from the publican isWeiterlesen
Ravenshoe
1. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
The highest town in Queensland and Allan found his vanilla slice!
Cairns
1. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The trip down from a cool, overcast Ravenshoe to Kurumba was twisty, green, windy, gusty, green, twisty, did I mention green? Passed forest, avo’s, potatoes, cane, mangoes, cows and more greenWeiterlesen
Cairns - 2
2. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Decided to do different things today. Allan went to Cooktown via Port Douglas and John and I went on the Kuranda Scenic Railway. Some pictures - Horseshoe bend 180 deg bend, Stoney Creek falls andWeiterlesen
Tully
3. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
A big gumboot , sugar mills and cane fields. Coffee at a a bakery.. the height of the gum boot represents the local rain fall in 1950 - 7.9 mtrs. The current average is approx. 0.72mtrs (720mm) perWeiterlesen
Cardwell
3. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Stunning views of Hinchinbrook and other islands
Lookouts - Hinchinbrook and Panjoo
3. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Views of the coastal plain
Townsville
3. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
The sea views and views of aircraft from the RAAF base are some compensating factors of our most expensive campsite of the trip so far - the camp kitchen is also at the other end of the park from outWeiterlesen
Bowen
4. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
The trip down from Townsville was in two sections. The first continued the cane fields theme with lagoons, bogs and creeks all with lots of water. The Burdekin river was an exception with just a fewWeiterlesen
Proserpine
4. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Got hammered by rain just out of Bowen. Had to stop to add waterproof liners and chat to some locals. A photo also of the rain over the cane fields. Cane and cattle together from here to Mackay. AlsoWeiterlesen
Mackay
4. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Wet wet windy and wet and so we decided to try for a cabin for the night. Andergrove Van Park was where we ended up to dry out and sort the KTM. A strange road thing on the eastern seaboard of Qld -Weiterlesen
Carmilla
5. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
A stop for a brief respite from the RAIN. It rained from before daybreak and has just continued as we have riden along. Warming coffee and sausage rolls.
Rockhampton
5. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Finally arrived in Rocky and found Andrew’s place. We managed to bring the rain in here as we arrived. We decided on pizza for dinner - the first one of the trip. Great night of dry and warm whileWeiterlesen
Bororen
6. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Thankfully a lot less rain today and we have removed the outer wets. Soup and coffee for morning tea at the big big giraffe cafe, food wasn’t boring. Lots of animals watching us eat... we didn’tWeiterlesen
Hervey Bay
6. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The ride from Bororen was intermittently wet through mostly grazing land but also with cane and pineapples. Fortunately the weather cleared enough for us to get the tents up dry. Well when I sayWeiterlesen
Kyrong
7. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
On the old Bruce Hwy......Who would have thought that we would find Matilda the kangaroo mascot for the 1982 (!) Commonwealth Games put out to pasture. ( further readingWeiterlesen
Tweed Heads
7. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We have now left sunny (sic) Queensland and entered NSW. Traffic was just horrendous on the M1 from at least 80kms north of Brisbane all the way through. Loads of roadworks as well made it all veryWeiterlesen
Byron bay
8. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Went for a look see and found lots of holiday makers so went to see the beach and the lighthouse.
Grafton
8. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
About a hundred kms of roadworks on the Pacific Hwy. Speed limits going up and down and lots of signs telling you that roadwork speed limits are enforced. Tiring, boring. Got to the Glenwood touristWeiterlesen
Glenreagh
9. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Lovely small town with genuine bakery and a golden dog (from the hotel of the same name). Saw a sign worth thinking about - life starts at the end of your comfort zone.......
Coffs Harbour
9. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
You have to see it at least once
Fredrickton
9. Juli 2019 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Time to stop for a crocodile pie for lunch.


































































































