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Day 65
Monday, May 8, 2023
⛅ 27 °C
Altitude: 18 m
Australia Grass Island -16.250341, 145.31845116°15’1” S 145°19’6” E
Daintree
May 8, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
More lush tropical rainforests up here, although sadly we found that most parts of the area could not be accessed without paying a bunch of money to tourism companies who controlled access. We did love spotting this big Amethystine python and coaxing it off the road. We also loved our $30 Coopers Creek croc cruise where we were able to spot these females. Our first croc sighting on the trip! Can you see the hidden croc in the 3rd photo??? 👀Read more
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Day 64
Sunday, May 7, 2023
☁️ 28 °C
Altitude: 40 m
Australia Mossman River -16.474588, 145.3480516°28’29” S 145°20’53” E
Mossman Gorge
May 7, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
This Indigenous-owned gorge has controlled access and charges tourists to access the gorge but we were happy to pay knowing that it employs First Nations staff and that hopefully the money goes back to community. The bush walks were amazing too, such pristine forests.Read more
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Day 62
Friday, May 5, 2023
⛅ 23 °C
Altitude: 715 m
Australia Yungaburra -17.2724, 145.58590717°16’21” S 145°35’9” E
Cairns pt. 2
May 5, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We then headed back to Cairns to catch up with friends and see one of their live shows at a local gig - which was awesome! Cairns had some incredible talent. We managed to run into some pals from down south which was such a treat 😆
We also managed to catch the local fire-twirling and live drumming circle that happens once a month. About 100+ people gather and watch countless fire performers of all levels get up and perform to the live drumming.Read more
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Day 52
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
🌧 22 °C
Altitude: 715 m
Australia Yungaburra -17.272377, 145.58592217°16’21” S 145°35’9” E
Atherton tablelands pt2: Yungburra
April 25, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
After our diving trip in Cairns, we headed back to the tablelands to do a week’s WWOOFing in Yungaburra. We stayed with the sweetest old couple on this beautiful 5 acre bush block out of town and had the loveliest time getting to know them, helping them rebuild an outdoor garden set of stairs and doing bushwalks around the area. I stupidly forgot to get a photo with them. The husband, Anthony, was kind enough to take to teach us the early steps of welding and he took us out to an old quarry and rock art site near his area for a day trip. We were sad to leave those guys as we had such an amazing time with them.Read more
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Day 48
Friday, April 21, 2023
🌬 30 °C
Altitude: 12 m
Australia Cairns City -16.922913, 145.77124416°55’22” S 145°46’16” E
Cairns for diving
April 21, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 30 °C
It was quite unfortunate that Pete’s GoPro failed whilst we were out on our 3 day diving trip from Cairns but it meant we were able to soak up the incredible marine world without worrying about capturing it properly. Turtles, stingrays, reef sharks, countless fish and I caught a glimpse of the moray eel, and we met the nicest people on board! The video was from our friends footage of seeing the moray. Despite the boat ride out and back being some of the roughest boat time we’ve ever spent (Pete chucked up his breaky on the side of the boat🤮🤣), it was so worth it!Read more
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Day 44
Monday, April 17, 2023
🌧 24 °C
Altitude: 741 m
Australia Thiaki Creek -17.42146, 145.59494817°25’17” S 145°35’42” E
Atherton tablelands pt 1.
April 17, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
We made it to the tablelands! The cooler weather and rainforest walks were very welcome after our 4 melting days on Hinchinbrook Island. We such a time camping and exploring some of the waterfalls, local museums and towns before heading to Cairns for our diving trip.Read more
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Day 39
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
☁️ 30 °C
Altitude: 363 m
Australia Hinchinbrook Island -18.323481, 146.21310418°19’25” S 146°12’47” E
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Hinchinbrook Island
April 12, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Pete and I hiked the Thorsborne trail on Hinchbrook Island over 4 days and it was stunning. Steep mountain peaks that drop straight into pristine beaches and coral create almost a Jurassic vibe. We got eaten alive by mosquitoes and the sweltering humidity but the numerous waterfalls and the gorgeous landscape were our saviours.Read more
Traveler Nice spot to watch a sunset I would think.
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Day 25
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
⛅ 29 °C
Altitude: 17 m
Australia Airlie Bay -20.267725, 148.71588120°16’4” S 148°42’57” E
Airlie beach
March 29, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We camped on Whitsunday island and Hook Island for 3 days, with not much to do besides snorkel, read and snooze in the hammock and try to escape the extreme humidity 😅 seeing such vibrant coral off Cairn Beach on Whitsunday island was a real treat, and we met a guy who had walked/cycled/scootered and trolleyed all the way from Perth!Read more
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Day 23
Monday, March 27, 2023
☀️ 29 °C
Altitude: 13 m
Australia East Mackay -21.142441, 149.18704221°8’33” S 149°11’13” E
Mackay/Eungella
March 27, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Mackay wasn’t really much to rave home about, except their exquisite orchid garden! However Eungella, about an hour or so inland, was incredibly beautiful. Lush rainforest teeming with bird life, turtles and platypus! And the waterfalls and bushwalks at Finch Hatton Gorge were incredibly beautiful. I would recommend Eungella to anyone passing that way on the coast❤️Read more
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Day 21
Saturday, March 25, 2023
☀️ 28 °C
Altitude: 9 m
Australia Agnes Water -24.212345, 151.90339724°12’44” S 151°54’12” E
Agnes Water
March 25, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We had another beautiful day kayaking around the mangroves of Agnes Waters and walking around the headland and various beaches.
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Day 19
Thursday, March 23, 2023
⛅ 28 °C
Altitude: 86 m
Australia Palatine Hill -26.190348, 152.66574326°11’25” S 152°39’57” E
Gympie
March 23, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Exploring the wonders of Gympie and the great value of buying cod and chips in bulk at the local fish and chips shop!
We had great climbing and camping and got to spot this big beautiful carpet python.Read more
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Day 10
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
⛅ 27 °C
Altitude: 170 m
Australia Fraser Coast -25.262894, 153.14836125°15’46” S 153°8’54” E
Fraser Island
March 14, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
10 days on Fraser! A great amount of time to explore all the gorgeous different camping spots and ecosystems of freshwater lakes, forests, beaches and sand dunes. Liberal quantities of bogans in 4WD’s and March flies added to the novelty and slightly diminished the enjoyment, but not too much.Read more
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Day 7
Saturday, March 11, 2023
🌧 26 °C
Altitude: 11 m
Australia Maroochydore -26.658161, 153.0916926°39’29” S 153°5’30” E
Sunshine coast
March 11, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Making use of Dad’s wonderful shed to do the final finishing touches to the car and the setup (sadly no Dad around as he was traipsing through Asia at the time) and exploring different climbing spots around the sunshine coast with my old pal Paul. That children’s python came slithering by when I was doing a bush wee 👀Read more
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Day 4
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
☁️ 31 °C
Altitude: 47 m
Australia Red Hill -27.454475, 153.00299427°27’16” S 153°0’11” E
Brisbane
March 8, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Catching up with old friends and stocking up on gear needed for the trip
I kind of made the blog haha x [Becky]
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Day 3
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
🌧 34 °C
Altitude: 19 m
Australia George Edmunds Reserve -30.452873, 152.89682330°27’10” S 152°53’49” E
Bellingen
March 7, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 34 °C
A quick night in beautiful bello as a stop on the way up to QLD.
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Day 2
Monday, March 6, 2023
☀️ 29 °C
Altitude: 587 m
Australia Bungonia Tennis Courts -34.852329, 149.94169634°51’8” S 149°56’30” E
Bungonia
March 6, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Our first night on the road! After a last minute scramble to get everything ready (I.e. shoving it all in the car for us to sort out later😅) we left in the arvo and made it up to a sweet little free camp near bungonia that looked down into a beautiful river gorgeRead more
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March 5, 2023