We moved 84 kms south from Cairns to Innisfail as this is a good central location to explore interesting local spots. Our last visit here was shortly after Cyclone Larry in 2006, which had a devastating impact on the town and the the many crops grown in this region – you may remember whenContinue reading “Innisfail”
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Whyanbeel Valley and Cairns
Another beautiful day trip in this region is the Whyanbeel Valley, about 40 kms north of Port Douglas on the Daintree Valley Road. This is a farming valley, mainly sugarcane and cattle, banked right up against thick rainforest and waterfalls visible high above in the range. We first visited Hogland Art Glass in 2006 whenContinue reading “Whyanbeel Valley and Cairns”
More FNQ…
In our last post, the peacocks and bats in the tree above our caravan were making life difficult. All was resolved when a large goanna (aka barnie or perentie) took up residence in the tree, and apparently under our van when we were out. All arguments ceased – the male peacock still slept there eachContinue reading “More FNQ…”
Far North Queensland
Is anyone actually living in Victoria this winter?! Judging by the car licence plates in all the caravan parks, most Victorians are here in Far North Queensland enjoying the warm weather with us! Port Douglas has changed little since our last visit in May 2012 when we attended the wedding of Ginny’s niece, Stephanie and herContinue reading “Far North Queensland”
The Atherton Tableland
Getting to this region inevitably involved climbing as we travelled from the drier ‘flat-lands’ up to the Atherton Tableland. The contrast between the dry country and the wet tropics is amazing over such a short distance (around 300km). There are so many interesting places and small towns to visit that we stayed for a weekContinue reading “The Atherton Tableland”
Cobbold Gorge
After leaving Undara, a tyre repair was required so we stopped in Georgetown – not the fab suburb of Washington DC that we also love, but a truly great little outback town. While the local tyre fix-it man a.k.a. ‘the Chinaman’ toiled away, we managed to eat icecreams, find op shop bargains and buy award-winningContinue reading “Cobbold Gorge”
The Undara Experience!
We deviated from the Great Inland Way west to the Savannah Way to visit the Undara Lava Tubes as this trip had been highly recommended by the locals. Back in 2008, we saw the ongoing lava flows on Big Island in Hawaii that ooze out to the sea creating huge steam plumes – very spectacular andContinue reading “The Undara Experience!”
Charters Towers
We immediately felt ‘at home’ in Charters Towers as the beautiful sub-tropical plants, trees and birds reminded us so much of living in Broome on the opposite coast of Australia – very similar sights, sounds and smells. The town is well laid out, with wide streets and magnificent buildings preserved on Gill and Mosman Street;Continue reading “Charters Towers”
Three ‘sparkling’ towns – Emerald, Sapphire and Rubyvale
We spent several days in Emerald having our windscreen replaced. Julie and Lloyd from Emerald Autoglass were brilliant especially as FJ Cruisers are more difficult to fix than other 4WDs! We had a good yarn with them and it was sad to learn that there has been a big turndown in business over the last 3Continue reading “Three ‘sparkling’ towns – Emerald, Sapphire and Rubyvale”
Carnarvon Gorge
After leaving Tamworth we copped a big boondie on the windscreen thrown up by a truck – not much we could do about it on a Friday afternoon so we crossed over the border into Queensland to stay at Goondiwindi overnight. Maybe it was just psychological, but we felt warmer immediately! And the hot mineralContinue reading “Carnarvon Gorge”
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