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- Aug 16, 2023, 2:12pm
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- Australia Queensland Cairns Cape Kimberley Cow Bay -16.233763, 145.46852116°14’2” S 145°28’7” E
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Day 59
Daintree Cape Tribulation
August 16, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We have made it to Daintree village our camp for the next 5 nights. We have done a crocodile cruise and went to Cape Tribulation it was as stunning as I remember. Will follow a few tracks tomorrow and cross a couple of creeks in the hills that surround us.Read more
Beautiful sunset pics Shell [Arleen]
8/20/23Reply
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- Aug 21, 2023, 12:43pm
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 887 m
- Australia Queensland Tablelands Herberton -17.374153, 145.38546817°22’27” S 145°23’8” E
Day 64
Mareeba , Atherton Tablelands, Herberton
August 21, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We arrived in Mareeba on Saturday and we are staying with a friend Roger we met years ago in South Australia at Caroobie Farm not sure of the spelling. We have parked the two vans here in Roger’s front yard. Yesterday we drove to Lake Tinaroo and caught up with my nephew Ryan and Erin and the kids we had a great day. The boys went out with Roger in the morning where they fly all the model aeroplanes they had a great time. Today (Monday) Roger took us to a historic village at Herberton it was a great day. When we came home we had lamb shanks for tea Roger’s favourite.We also visited some water falls and some other lakes and an amazing fig tree. Every morning at Roger’s place the ballon’s fly over.Read more
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- Aug 24, 2023, 9:49am
- 🌬 21 °C
- Altitude: 738 m
- Australia Queensland Tablelands -18.221663, 144.57853718°13’18” S 144°34’43” E
Day 67
Undara Lava Tubes
August 24, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
We left the Atherton Tableland and found our way to the Undara Lava Tubes. What a contrast we are now in outback QLD, very dry. There is only one way to describe the Tour of the Lava Tubes and that is WOW. The pictures don’t do it justice the first cave we had to take off our shoes and walk through the water it was very nice.Read more
Traveler That looks spectacular. I've never heard of them.
8/28/23Reply
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- Aug 28, 2023, 10:13am
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 187 m
- Australia Queensland Longreach -23.443108, 144.24832223°26’35” S 144°14’54” E
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Day 71
Longreach
August 28, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We arrived in Longreach and we stayed for 4 nights it was about 30 degrees every day we covered the stockman’s hall of fame followed by the Quanta’s museum and then a cruise down the Thompson river and dinner then a show lots of laughs along the way.Read more
Traveler Great photos. That sunset is amazing
8/30/23Reply
Great photos Shelley🙋‍♀️💕Gail [Gail]
9/1/23Reply
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- Sep 7, 2023, 9:34am
- 🌬 23 °C
- Altitude: 244 m
- Australia Queensland Barcaldine -22.804987, 145.40853922°48’18” S 145°24’31” E
Day 81
Bedford Weir , Barcaldine , Lake Dunn
September 7, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Well a lot has happened since my last post. Rhonda and John have had to go home but on their way home we’re involved in an accident and their caravan was written off. Luckily they are both ok.
When they left we then caught up with Margie and Stewie and have been traveling around with them. So far we have been to Bedford Weir followed by a night at another weir near Barcaldine and we are now at Lake Dunn.
The fishing has been great Tony caught 3 catfish at Bedford Weir one was massive but I did not have my phone so no photo. Now we are at Lake Dunn he has caught about 10 Yellow Belly. It’s a beautiful spot on the lake with power and water. There are some weird sculptures on the way out here the sculpture trail goes for 140 km we only saw a small part.Read more
Traveler Wow a lot has happened, hope your friends are OK. Looks fantastic where you are. I presume fish will be on the menu for a while.
9/11/23Reply
Looking good there Tony 😊 and your offsider looks like she’s enjoying herself too 👍😉 [Arleen]
9/12/23Reply
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- Sep 7, 2023, 3:16pm
- ☀️ 33 °C
- Altitude: 280 m
- Australia Queensland Flinders -21.362837, 144.2503521°21’46” S 144°15’1” E
Day 81
Kooroorinya
September 7, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
We left Lake Dunn and are now heading to Kooroorinya it is about a 100km from Hughenden. There is a gorge and waterfalls but there are no falls at the moment. We caught a lot of yellow belly even got to keep some but most were very small. The caretakers were fantastic we had happy hour every night and got to meet some great people. The only problem was we missed the shortcut and drove for 200km on the dirt. Our van survived the dust but Margie and Stewy were not so lucky they had dust everywhere. Then to add to their trouble they broke their back windscreen on the way.Read more
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- Sep 17, 2023, 2:48pm
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 25 m
- Australia Queensland Isaac Flaggy Rock -21.971064, 149.43676821°58’16” S 149°26’12” E
Day 91
Charters Towers to Ravenswood
September 17, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We arrived in Charters Towers and stayed in the backyard of Dave and Kim friends of Margie and Stewy. Went out and did some sightseeing a lot of mining info and WWll sites. It also has a drive In with two screens.From there we went to Ravenswood we stayed behind the Railway Hotel. This place had everything.We were taken down to see the Whisky bar beneath the Hotel. This place was a collectors dream cars , antiques all kinds of collectables. We went out to a place called White blow and then to the lookout over the open cut gold mine.Read more
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- Sep 29, 2023
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- Australia Queensland Gladstone River Ranch -23.962608, 151.15321423°57’45” S 151°9’12” E
Day 103
Caliope River ,Herver Bay Kingaroy.
September 29, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We stayed at calliope river when we left Bowen great camp spot. Then we moved on to Evans Head where Margie and Stewy are staying to work. We have had lots of laughs there are chooks pigs and dogs all on the property they are looking after. Tony and I have left Evans Head and are staying at a camp out of Kilaroy that Stewy put us onto it has the most amazing views. Also it has the best hosts we sat around the fire and we had a lot of laughs with Col and Sandy. We start to head home on Wednesday😂 the trip has been fantastic have met some great people along the way. Arrived home on Friday 29th September.Read more
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