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Braxton Travels Australia 2023

January - December 2023
  • Braxton Kenny
This year is my final year of travelling Australia. I was 9 when we left and this year I turn 12. This is a year for exploring new places and revisiting some of our favourites. Read more
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  • Braxton KennyTravelerBraxton Travels Australia 2023

    Island Trip Day 2

    October 16, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    I was excited to head back to High Island because I couldn’t spearfish the last couple days due to a fishing closure.

    As we drove into a new bay to explore, all I could notice was huge coral bommies. I couldn’t wait to get in for a spearfish. Unfortunately, no fish, but I did spot a huge cray. We tried our best to get it but it slipped away … there goes lunch😢😢Read more

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    Franklin Islands Day 3

    October 17, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    High Island is a tall, rainforest covered mountain, surrounded by pristine sandy, beaches and coral reef.

    As we pulled into the first bay Lachie, Peyton and I spotted some humongous boulders that looked perfect to jump off. We jumped off the rocks, taking turns at saving Winston the coconut. After swimming around and jumping off the rocks, Dad needed our help rigging up the coconut cutter 2000. After a lot of effort, we got about 15 coconuts.

    After enjoying some delicious coconuts, we decided to go explore another bay which was right around the corner. We swam in the warm water, while Mum made sausages for lunch.

    We zipped back to the Franklin Islands, where we finished our cubbies and swam until sunset.    Read more

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    The first day on the Whitsundays

    October 21, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    After a long drive down we launched the boat at Airlie Beach. We had a safe ride across the passage, as we got into the channel Dad decided to start trolling. After about five minutes of trolling, Dad hooked onto a decent bluefin tuna that we ate for lunch. We decide to keep trolling and Lachie ended up landing a massive Mac tuna. Unfortunately we didn’t keep it because they’re not very good eating.

    We spent the day in Butterfly Bay. First off we went snorkeling, in the reef and I saw some of the biggest anemones I had ever seen.

    We liked it so much that we decided to spend the night.    Read more

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    Blue Beast

    October 22, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Day 2:

    Everyone was excited to go to Mantaray Bay to try and find George the ginormous blue beast, but first we stopped for a quick fish.

    As we pulled up to the spot everyone drop their lines and immediately got bites, but they were all little fish. After fishing for half an hour, and only getting little bites, Dad ended up getting a Tricky Snapper, and a nannygai in 2 drops.

    After fishing, we pulled into Mantaray Bay searching for George, the Ginormous Māori Wrasse. We were greeted by Batfish which we fed and patted while Dad cleaned the fish.
    After eating all the fish, we moved to a different mooring, and instantly George appeared. After spotting him in the water, everyone rushed to get pilchards and their snorkels, so we could jump in. I was a bit scared, but I jumped in anyway and fed him straight away. We swim with George for over an hour feeding him and the GT.

    After fishing and swimming with George, this was one of my favourite days yet, but we still had five more to go.    Read more

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    Hill Inlet

    October 23, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    Day 3:
    We woke up early and left Mantaray Bay and started trolling. After about 15 minutes of trolling I hooked up, but unfortunately it got off before I could get the rod out of the rod holder. We decided to keep trolling but we never got any more hits.

    As we pulled around the corner, there it was, Hill Inlet known for its pristine white sand and crystal clear blue water, and they weren’t wrong I have never seen so many different shades of blue. Lachie and I jumped in and only got out to get more toys because the water was the perfect temperature.

    The sand was covered in marble crabs, so Lachie and I got to work collecting them in our toy boat. When we put the boat in the water, the marble crabs jumped overboard, and it was hilarious.

    It such a beautiful place that we decided to stay the night, but we had to move further down the inlet so the boat didn’t end up dry because the tides were so big. Lachie and were so hot that when we moved down the inlet, we jumped in straight away, and when we jumped in our feet sunk straight down in the sand because it was so silky. While Lachie and I were in the water we started making underwater sand storms which looked really funny on camera.    Read more

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    Boatside Resort

    October 24, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    Day 4:
    It was our first time staying in a marina and we felt fancy. After the concierge took us to our birthing on Hamilton Island, we went for a walk and realised that we could hire a buggy. Lachie and I were really excited, but not as excited as Mum, who couldn’t wait to explore the island in style.

    After hiring a buggy, we went around and explored the island, but first we had to go for a swim in the resort pool. After swimming, we kept on exploring, and decided to go to One Tree Hill for sunset. One tree Hill is a massive lookout overlooking the passage and other islands. While we were at One Tree Hill, a cockatoo stole my packet of lollies out of the golf buggy and I was fuming.

    By the end of the day we decided to stay an extra night in the harbour, so we could use the buggy more and go for a walk in the morning😟.    Read more

  • Braxton KennyTravelerBraxton Travels Australia 2023

    Living in Luxury

    October 25, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Day 5:

    Our big boat looked tiny birthed in the marina, but we’re still living in luxury. We had a big day planned, but first up was the walk up to Passage Peak that Lachie and I had been dreading. The walk was to the highest point on the island and gave a 360 degree view of the passage, and the surrounding islands.

    Since we hired the buggy, Lachie and I have been asking to drive it. As it was our last day on the island, Dad let us drive it. Lachie and I were pumped. Lachie drove first and he took it slow because he didn’t want to break it, but once he was done it was my turn. I put the pedal to the metal and Lachie said he was scared because I was going so fast, it felt like it was going tip when I turned.

    After Lachie and I drove the golf buggy we went to get our stuff so we could go for a swim, but before we could go for a swim, we had to drop off the buggy😢😢. After going for a swim and having to take the shuttle bus back, I felt like a peasant.

    By the time we got back from a swim it was time to go up and have dinner at the Tavern that overlooked our birthing in the marina.    Read more

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    Bye bye

    October 26, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    Day 6:

    What a way to start our last day on the Whitsundays, winding in a decent size shark. Mum was also pretty happy, leaving the fishing spot with the biggest fish, providing lunch.

    We decided to head to Hill Inlet after checking out Whitehaven, because it just wasn’t the same. After cooking up some breakfast we decided to keep trolling because we still hadn’t caught a Mackey. After trolling for about half an hour we finally hooked on. When I got it up to the boat Lachie saw that it was a mackeral right before it got off. Off course, we had to keep trolling, but we never got another hit.

    After doing a little bit of exploring, we decided to head back in case the wind blew up early tomorrow. It was an alright ride home and Mum felt super safe because Lachie and I drove the whole way. We ended up sleeping in the boat ramp car park so we could wake up early and go for a swim in the man-made beach.    Read more

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    Airlie Beach

    October 27, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    Day 7:

    Mum and Dad finally gave in and let Lachie and I higher electric scooters.

    While waiting for the shop to open, we got Maccas for breakfast and had a swim in the Airlie Beach man-made lagoon.

    The electric scooters were so fun, that we rode all around Airlie and I got a top speed of 30 km/h. After riding around all the boardwalks, unfortunately our two hours was up, everyone was sad because we were all having lots of fun zipping around the foreshore.

     On the way home, we stopped at The Big Crab to try the famous crab burger, dad enjoyed it but I didn’t think it was that crash hot.    Read more

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    Spooky spooky

    October 31, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Zenna from the general store hosts a Halloween party every year and because we stayed longer at Jared’s, we got to go.

    Lachie and I dressed up as characters out of the purge. When we went trick-or-treating, we started at the general store and walked all the way to the cul-de-sac around the corner. By the end of the walk, Lachie and I had completely filled our buckets up with lollies.Read more

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