Before leaving Queensland to travel south through New South Wales , we drove about 1.5 hours west through Nerang and on to Canungra. That gave Ian a few shivers down his spine as he recalled his jungle training there in preparation for Vietnam. Hard to believe it is 50 years since conscription was legislated, and his birthContinue reading “Moving further south in New South Wales”
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Exploring the Gold Coast
We were fascinated to discover that the Gold Coast is the 6th biggest city in Australia, stretched out along 57 kms of coastline and hinterland, with a resident population of 535,000 and a mere 12 million visitors every year! Our sightseeing started with a 30 minute drive up the beautiful beaches – special mentions forContinue reading “Exploring the Gold Coast”
The Gold Coast region
The Boyd Bay caravan park at Tweed Heads was a great base to meet up with friends and family around the Gold Coast region. This city straddles the 2 states of Queensland and New South Wales and 2 different local government areas which of course leads to some odd situations – not least when daylightContinue reading “The Gold Coast region”
The Sunshine Coast & Brisbane area
Our base camp at Mooloolaba Beach Holiday Park was great for exploring the Sunshine Coast…. walking distance to excellent shops – loved Think Pinq! plus the beach, marina and the Surf Life Saving Club for sundowners or lunch with friends Shauna and Allan. Two great day trips stand out; firstly our drive north along theContinue reading “The Sunshine Coast & Brisbane area”
The beautiful Fraser Coast region…
After leaving Hervey Bay for the Fraser Coast region, we made our base at Standown Park, a tranquil van park half way between Tin Can Bay and Gympie. Pam and Rod Elkington have built a mini paradise here and enjoy welcoming veteran visitors along with many other caravanners. Their gardens, kitchen and shared areas are delightful,Continue reading “The beautiful Fraser Coast region…”
Hervey Bay, Fraser Island and the magnificent humpback whales!
No wonder that Hervey Bay is such a popular tourist destination with the magnificent Fraser Island beckoning, and whale tours galore! We were quite amazed by the size of the city – for some reason we had been expecting a small coastal town. Our stay at the Fraser Coast caravan park in in the seasideContinue reading “Hervey Bay, Fraser Island and the magnificent humpback whales!”
Bundaberg
Great to catch up with friends Jamie and Jan again in the lovely city of Bundaberg, famous in Australia for what else but Bundy RUM – Australia’s favourite spirit! So off we went on a visit to the distillery that was set up to use the molasses left over after sugar was refined. They certainlyContinue reading “Bundaberg”
Tracking South – leaving the tropical wet rainforest
We are finally moving south – but slowly so that the cooler temperatures don’t shock us too much! First top was Cardwell. Our memories of lunching on beautiful fresh mud crab sandwiches in a local cafe were dashed as they had closed down. We did try the new outfit (complete with a large crab onContinue reading “Tracking South – leaving the tropical wet rainforest”
Wildlife Photography Workshop – Malanda FNQ
I recently saw a pamphlet at the Malanda Dairy café and gallery advertising a weekend wild life photography workshop with Steve Parish and Martin Willis. I have admired Steve’s work over a number of years – I’ve always thought of him as the ‘calendar bloke’. Martin’s work is on display in the gallery and IContinue reading “Wildlife Photography Workshop – Malanda FNQ”
Good food, pigs, boulders and dreams…
Mission Beach seems to be a generic term used for the region that also includes 3 other very pretty beaches of Wongaling, Bingil Bay and South Mission Beach (fab views out to Dunk Island). Each place has a different mojo whether that be water sports, fishing, art galleries, music, drinking at a beachfront bar orContinue reading “Good food, pigs, boulders and dreams…”
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