Will we make it!
13. syyskuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 29 °C
Day 20: Jardine River Camp to Weipa caravan park
We made it to Bramwell Station and cooked up Ben’s shark for lunch. Free beer battered shark with a $30 side of chips 🤣. It was delicious. ThenLue lisää
Mapoon
14. syyskuuta 2023, Gulf of Carpentaria ⋅ 🌬 29 °C
Day 21: Weipa to Mapoon
A stunning beach camp and excellent shell collecting. The boys even got some night fishing in catching a few sharks.
Day 22: Mapoon to home
Up early and time to head home.Lue lisää
Babinda Harvest Festival
16. syyskuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The kids have been waiting for this and what a day they had.
Petting zoo, pony rides, hot chips, lollies, tractor pulling, a parade, laser tag, rock climbing, jumping castles, face painting, rockLue lisää
Hinchinbrook Island
20. syyskuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Finally, after weeks upon weeks of rain and wind we had a break in the weather. We didn’t want to let the window pass by, so we packed the boat up and headed to Lucinda.
First stop, HinchinbrookLue lisää
Bramble Reef - Fishing
21. syyskuuta 2023, Great Barrier Reef ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Today we decided to punch it out to Bramble Reef, for a day of fishing and snorkeling.
On the way out we came across a pod of dolphins, they were in a playful mood and raced along side the boatLue lisää
Bramble Reef - Snorkle
21. syyskuuta 2023, Great Barrier Reef ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Part 2 of our trip out to Bramble Reef! Snorkeling, lunch and sunsets 🌅
Orpheus Island - Yanks Jetty
22. syyskuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
First stop of the day, was Yanks jetty. A superb stop, where you can tie your boat up, have lunch under a shelter and slip into the water down a ladder and straight onto the reef! What more could youLue lisää
Pelorus Island
22. syyskuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We couldn’t believe our eyes as we pulled into this spot on Pelorus Island. The water colour was to die for, we had it all to ourselves and their was a cave to explore.
The kids could not wait toLue lisää
Today Was Full of First’s (Part 1)
24. syyskuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
What an incredible day full of first times!
We all hunted and butchered our first buck, boys learnt to drive a 10 ton truck and dug a big hole using the excavator, then an afternoon swim at BabindaLue lisää
Today Was Full of First’s (Part 2)
24. syyskuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Sugar World
28. syyskuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Took the kids for a day out at Sugar World. We were so busy on the water slides and playing putt putt that I barely took any photos.
We picked up the kids friend Peyton on the way and they did notLue lisää
Cleaning Days
30. syyskuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Just a bit of shell washing and gem sorting in between showers and van cleaning 🧹
Oh and tanned my deer hide.
Babinda Dayz
1. lokakuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Always busy here at Babinda.
My Nautilus Family 😍
1. lokakuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Bucket list shell to find and I found a whole bunch! Over the moon, love my shells.
This bunch was collected at Pennefather and Mapoon Beach, FNQ.
Brett finally got the snip!
3. lokakuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Brett finally got the snip, he got that hair snipped right off 😂. Well some of it anyway, thanks for the hair cut suggestion Ben!
Green Island - Turtle Heaven
4. lokakuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
No-one could believe their eyes when we pulled up to the beach on Green Island. White sand and crystal clear blue, warm water to swim in, and boundless reef to snorkel.
Within seconds we spotted aLue lisää
Green Island Day 1 cont
4. lokakuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Day one continued to be epic.
We went ashore and explored the island, stopping in at the Resort for a cocktail and a swim in the pool.
The kids did some jetty jumping and then it was turtle time.Lue lisää
Green Island Day 1 goes on!
4. lokakuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We spent the rest of the afternoon swimming, what an epic day.
We all were sunkissed and crashed out early.
Green Island Day 2
5. lokakuuta 2023, Australia
We woke up bright and early ready for today’s adventures.
We zipped out to Arlington Reef for a fish, but it was a bit choppy and the tides were not in our favor.
Then we headed back into GreenLue lisää
Green Island Day 2 cont
5. lokakuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
One of the highlights at Green Island was the Giant Trevally that constantly swam around our boat. He was a least a meter long.
Over the 3 days, we had fun feeding him bread, pillchards and prawnsLue lisää
Green Island Day 3
6. lokakuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
What an eventful day.
First up, Brett and I went for our morning walk, we walked around the whole Island, all 1.6 kms of it 😂😂.
We came back and headed up for a snorkel. Brax came along, butLue lisää
Marine World Green Island: Day 3
6. lokakuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
Lachie got carried ashore today to ensure dry shorts whilst walking!
Brett’s Birthday
9. lokakuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Three years of celebrating your birthday on the road is pretty special.
This year, Brett chose to visit the cable park in Cairns. The boys have been talking about this since last year when saw itLue lisää
Lachie's Turn Today
11. lokakuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Lachlan has been wanting a mullet for a long time, and I wouldn’t let him get one! But when Brett came home with a mullet Lachie’s first words were “I can get one now!”
After trying toLue lisää
Hidden Falls - Babinda
13. lokakuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
The blog said “a slow, easy walk that takes about an hour to reach Hidden Falls”. So at lunch time, we packed a drink and snack and decided to stroll out for a swim.
After over an hour ofLue lisää




























































































































































































































































































































































































































MatkaajaShe’ll collecting in the remote north should be good.
MatkaajaI have got a couple of good ones, think it would be much better right after the wet season
Matkaaja
Wait these chips were $30 😬