Bungonia
6 maart 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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 littleMeer informatie
Bellingen
7 maart 2023, Australië ⋅ 🌧 34 °C
A quick night in beautiful bello as a stop on the way up to QLD.
Brisbane
8 maart 2023, Australië ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Catching up with old friends and stocking up on gear needed for the trip
Sunshine coast
11 maart 2023, Australië ⋅ 🌧 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 climbingMeer informatie
Fraser Island
14 maart 2023, Australië ⋅ ⛅ 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 inMeer informatie
Gympie
23 maart 2023, Australië ⋅ ⛅ 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 carpetMeer informatie
Agnes Water
25 maart 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We had another beautiful day kayaking around the mangroves of Agnes Waters and walking around the headland and various beaches.
Mackay/Eungella
27 maart 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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,Meer informatie
Airlie beach
29 maart 2023, Australië ⋅ ⛅ 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 offMeer informatie
Hinchinbrook Island
12 april 2023, Australië ⋅ ☁️ 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. WeMeer informatie
Atherton tablelands pt 1.
17 april 2023, Australië ⋅ 🌧 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,Meer informatie
Cairns for diving
21 april 2023, Australië ⋅ 🌬 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 aboutMeer informatie
Atherton tablelands pt2: Yungburra
25 april 2023, Australië ⋅ 🌧 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 andMeer informatie
Cairns pt. 2
5 mei 2023, Australië ⋅ ⛅ 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 downMeer informatie
Mossman Gorge
7 mei 2023, Australië ⋅ ☁️ 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 backMeer informatie
Daintree
8 mei 2023, Australië ⋅ ⛅ 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 didMeer informatie
Bloomfield Track
9 mei 2023, Australië ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
The start of the Bloomfield tracks took us to the incredible Emmogen Creek, a waterway that looks like it was straight out of a fairytale, the whole Bloomfield track does really. Things are startingMeer informatie
Black mountain/Keatings Lagoon
10 mei 2023, Australië ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
On our way up to Cooktown we visited the perplexing sight of Black Mountain, which presents the most enormous pile of black rocks and also Keatings Lagoon, a gorgeous watering hole that housesMeer informatie
Cooktown
11 mei 2023, Australië ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
Beloved old Cooktown! We had such a nice time exploring this quirky little town, we walked around the botanic gardens, walked up Mount Cook and out to the lookout to the neighbouring bays. We met upMeer informatie
Chillagoe
13 mei 2023, Australië ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Due to many of the great national parks on the way to Cape York still being closed due to the wet season, we decided to head south to the red centre. First stop is Chillagoe with its fascinating cavesMeer informatie
Fossilbrook
14 mei 2023, Australië ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Very remote-feel driving toward Mount Surprise, without phone signal or a GPS to find out how to get there! We eventually found our way.. We are starting to get into the Red Dirt now! But we alsoMeer informatie
Normonton
15 mei 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Normanton had a beautiful lagoon that we got to spot heaps of birdlife from (including magpie geese and Brolga’s) and then we got bogged 😆 all part of the journey. We got very muddy andMeer informatie
Camooweal Billabong
15 mei 2023, Australië ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
This gorgeous camp was very close to the billabong where we again, watched so much birdlife at sunrise. Herons, cranes, Brolga’s, Black kites and much more!
Karlu Karlu (Devil’s Marbles)
16 mei 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We officially crossed into the NT! We made our way down the Three Ways toward Karlu Karlu, to see the beautiful and distinctive rocks that are sacred to the Traditional Owners of 4 different clanMeer informatie
Iytwelepenty/Davenport Ranges
17 mei 2023, Australië ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
East of Karlu Karlu is the Davenport Ranges which was only accessible by some pretty rough 4WDing. We spent a big day driving that day but saw a beautiful big black-headed python, had a lovely swim atMeer informatie