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Day 14
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 9:00 AM
Altitude: 240 m
Australia Barkly -19.84564, 136.150419°50’44” S 136°9’1” E
Stockmans Hall of Fame
August 14, 2018 in Australia
Today we went to the Stockmans Hall of Fame. We went to a show where they spoke about horses, cattle ,sheep and dogs on the land They showed how they used to pack a horse for travel and what type of horse was used for each task. He showed how the dogs round up the sheep and sang a few songs and told a few yarns about his droving days.Read more
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Day 13
Monday, August 13, 2018
Altitude: 235 m
Australia Barkly -19.84842, 136.2055819°50’54” S 136°12’20” E
Longreach
August 13, 2018 in Australia
Today we had a walk around town had morning tea and lunch at the bakery. The kids tried to look for and capture the kittens again and found them in the drain outside the bakery. We called the council to help the kittens. The council advised that would set a trap to catch them.Read more
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Day 12
Sunday, August 12, 2018 at 4:30 PM
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 247 m
Australia Mount Isa -19.91972, 138.262219°55’11” S 138°15’44” E
Longreach Happy Hour
August 12, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Today is very windy. We have a relax day, got some homework done, played some games with the kids and got ready for Happy Hour. The publican was quite a character and rode his horse and steer around the park promoting happy hour.Read more
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Day 11
Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 2:00 PM
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 286 m
Australia Mount Isa -19.95562, 138.422219°57’20” S 138°25’20” E
Longreach
August 11, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Today we drove to Longreach, there is not much to see, just oceans of dry grass and never ending horizons. Once in the main Street of town the girls found two stray kittens and made it a mission to feed and rescue them. They thought it would be great to have a pet onboard the motorhome!Read more
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Day 10
Friday, August 10, 2018 at 5:00 PM
☀️ 25 °C
Altitude: 316 m
Australia Mount Isa -20.03713, 138.699920°2’14” S 138°41’60” E
Coolibah tree
August 10, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
On the way back from Porcupine Gorge we stopped at the oldest Coolibah tree. This tree has immense historical importance as it is linked to two relief expeditions searching for Burke and Wills and led to people becoming aware of the fertility and wealth of the plains next to the Flinders River.Read more
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Day 10
Friday, August 10, 2018 at 8:00 AM
☀️ 14 °C
Altitude: 413 m
Australia Tattoo Waterhole -20.48581, 144.4178420°29’9” S 144°25’4” E
Porcupine, Australia
August 10, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Today we drove out to Porcupine Gorge. We trekked 1.2km down into the gorge where we explored and enjoyed the serenity of the magnificent sights. We explored the caves and the rock pools and sat on the sandy beach under the trees for lunch. The kids even found shells. It's hard to believe that this was once an ocean! The walk up was hard but Kylie and I finally made it and the girls were up the top cheering us on.Read more
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Day 9
Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 2:00 PM
☀️ 25 °C
Altitude: 318 m
Australia Three A Bores -20.8432, 144.2008620°50’36” S 144°12’3” E
Hughenden, Australia
August 9, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Today we arrived in Hughenden and went straight to the Flinders Discovery Centre to see the Muttaburrasaurus and other fossils. We found out their theory on how Porcupine Gorge was formed and saw some great fossils. It's hard to believe that this area was once an inland sea! We had a quick look around town and headed back to our accommodation for the night.Read more
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Day 8
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 5:00 PM
☀️ 22 °C
Altitude: 294 m
Australia Charters Towers -20.07031, 146.2664720°4’13” S 146°15’59” E
Big 4 Aussie Outback Oasis Holiday Park
August 8, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Today we had happy hour which includes bangers and mash for dinner. We thought we would buy 4 meals and the two younger girls would eat off mine and Kylie's plate. Nope, they polished it off and went back for seconds! Was a good night to talk to the other travelers under the starsRead more
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Day 8
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 11:00 AM
☀️ 19 °C
Altitude: 311 m
Australia Charters Towers -20.07541, 146.2586620°4’31” S 146°15’31” E
Charters Towers City, Australia
August 8, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Today we took the kids to miners cottage to teach them how to pan for gold. We had a walk around town and headed to the next park. There are so many beautiful old buildings. Interesting to know that this town was the one that set the gold prices for the world in its prime!Read more
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Day 7
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 4:00 PM
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 319 m
Australia Charters Towers -20.09394, 146.2607620°5’38” S 146°15’39” E
Charters Towers Tourist Park
August 7, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Our stop today is Charters Towers Tourist Park hosted by Raylean and Brad who put on a great Happy Hour followed by a talk by the local information centre all about what to see and do in Charters Towers.Read more
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Day 7
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 9:00 AM
☁️ 17 °C
Altitude: 319 m
Australia Charters Towers -20.09391, 146.2607420°5’38” S 146°15’39” E
Travel to Charters Towers
August 7, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Today we travelled to Charters Towers. Was a pretty short trip. The change of scenery from the coast to the outback had commenced. We stopped at the Burdekin River at the Macrossan Bridge marker. Here is a pole that shows all the flood levels as early as 1870, with the highest recorded water level being 21.79 metres in 1946. We parked the Winnebago (which is 3.5 metres) beside the pole and it reached the equivalent height of the 1997 flood which was 18.01 metres. It is daunting to think of how much higher the water has risen!Read more
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Day 6
Monday, August 6, 2018 at 4:00 PM
⛅ 25 °C
Altitude: 36 m
Australia Nome -19.37498, 146.9036419°22’30” S 146°54’13” E
Bush Oasis
August 6, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We stayed at the Bush Oasis Caravan Park which is a park for over 50s so no swimming in the pool for the kids. Happy hour was huge with live entertainment and a visit from Councillor Ryder. The residents even dressed up and did Karaoke. The kids had fish and chips for dinner that was cooked by the park management Fiona and MartinRead more
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Day 6
Monday, August 6, 2018 at 9:00 AM
⛅ 23 °C
Altitude: 30 m
Australia Nome -19.37523, 146.9045619°22’31” S 146°54’16” E
Billabong Sanctuary
August 6, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Today we went from Rowes Bay to Nome for our next stay. Upon arrival we were given free entry into the Billabong Sanctuary. We unpacked and made our way over as we had to be back for happy hour at 4pm. The kids got seed to feed the ducks and kangaroos and as soon as we entered the ducks did not leave them alone. The kids had a ball cuddling Wanda the Wombat, patting a koala called Banjo and watching the crocodiles named Snappy Tom, Billabong Belle and Jupiter. The kids fed cockatoos, turtles, kangaroos and ducks.Read more
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Day 5
Sunday, August 5, 2018
⛅ 26 °C
Altitude: 11 m
Australia Rose Bay -19.2419, 146.7917919°14’31” S 146°47’30” E
The Strand
August 5, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Today we took a walk along the Strand down to the water park. Along the way we had an ice-cream and a beer. We grabbed some supplies and caught a taxi home for an early night.
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Day 4
Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 4:00 PM
☀️ 24 °C
Altitude: 12 m
Australia Rose Bay -19.2427, 146.7904419°14’34” S 146°47’26” E
Townsville
August 4, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This afternoon we arrived in Townsville at Rowes Bay Beachfront Holiday Park and we're straight into our first happy hour. We obviously enjoyed it because we forgot to take photos. After the event we took a walk down the street for fish and chips.Read more
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Day 4
Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 10:30 AM
⛅ 26 °C
Altitude: 10 m
Australia Charringa -17.13539, 145.8321517°8’7” S 145°49’56” E
Cane farm
August 4, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We packed up and left Cairns and called into see Jessica and the kids at the farm. Girls got to run around with their cousins and experience farm life. They tried surgarcane cut straight from the field. They rode the mini John Deere machinery and had a ballRead more
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Day 4
Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 1:30 AM
⛅ 18 °C
Altitude: 8 m
Australia Oyster Point -18.27535, 146.0416118°16’31” S 146°2’30” E
Cardwell
August 4, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
A quick stop for lunch in Cardwell.
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Day 3
Friday, August 3, 2018
☀️ 27 °C
Altitude: 16 m
Australia Picnic Hill -16.96824, 145.7433716°58’6” S 145°44’36” E
Cairns Coconut
August 3, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Today we had a relaxing day around the park. We started the day with a coffee and a card game called 'Sleeping Queens' with the girls. Followed by a few hours of homework, a load of washing and a walk to the local corner store to buy some milk and bread (which included a frozen drink from Maccas for the girls) and an afternoon of swimming, water slides, water park, jumping pillows, playground and putt putt.
We also had family come and visit which was really nice. This was the first time the girls met their cousins, and Kylie met some of Tina's 'Mawer' family. The kids all got along great and all we heard was giggles while they made good use of the playground. This was while the adults sat around and caught up (it's been many years since the last catch up) and we all enjoyed pizza for dinner.
We called it a night at 9pm as the girls were feral, dirty and tired!Read more
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Day 2
Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 9:09 PM
⛅ 18 °C
Altitude: 71 m
Australia Beebo Peak -16.96196, 145.6797216°57’43” S 145°40’47” E
Crystal Cascades
August 2, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
After our trip up to Kuranda we went out to Crystal Cascades. It was raining and the kids were keen for a swim but the water was freezing. The weather fines up and we ended up spending two hours watching waterfalls and the kids climb rocks and wading (because even they thought it was freezing)Read more
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Day 2
Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 8:58 PM
🌙 19 °C
Altitude: 325 m
Australia Sandy Island -16.81667, 145.6333316°49’0” S 145°37’60” E
Kuranda
August 2, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Big day today....first stop Kuranda via the Skyrail. What a lovely trip and fantastic view. Felt like a bird at times touching the canopy of the rainforest. Once in Kuranda we had a walk through town and the markets, girls learners to play the digeridoo and then lunch at the Kuranda pub and back on the Skyrail.Read more
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Day 1
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 5:43 PM
⛅ 22 °C
Altitude: 17 m
Australia Picnic Hill -16.97068, 145.7436916°58’14” S 145°44’37” E
Cairns
August 1, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
What a day..... finally made it to our destination at Cairns Coconut Resort which is our home for the next 3 nights! It is beautiful, very green and lush and fabulous amenities. So much to do for the kids. Luckily we found a refreshment venue enroute and are now enjoying a cool drink by the pool while the kids have a ball splashing around. Cairns has certainly turned on the weather for us, with a nice 28 degrees today.Read more
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Day 1
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 9:21 AM
☁️ 21 °C
Altitude: 6 m
Australia Middle Creek -16.87969, 145.7588916°52’47” S 145°45’32” E
We landed....
August 1, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Cairns airport.....we have arrived. Kylie says it reminds her of Fiji!
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Day 1
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 6:20 AM
⛅ 6 °C
Altitude: 6 m
Australia Brisbane Airport -27.38562, 153.1228527°23’8” S 153°7’22” E
Leaving Brisbane
August 1, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
About to take off. Hectic coffee and breakfast but we made it!
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Day 1
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 4:06 AM
🌙 8 °C
Altitude: 7 m
Australia Burpengary -27.15297, 152.9778327°9’11” S 152°58’40” E
Hitting the first highway...
August 1, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
We have been up since 3 to catch a 6:30am flight. There are 6 of us traveling, so with all our necessities in tow, we have have a 3 car convoy enroute to the Brisbane domestic airport to fly to Cairns. The girls are excited. The mums are tired with only 3.5 hours sleep.... should be a fun day!Read more
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August 1, 2018