Port Douglas, Qld While we’re on the subject of Port Douglas in Queensland, a comment from Vivienne, across the ditch in New Zealand, reminded me of our first ever trip to Port Douglas. Here goes: We had booked two glorious … Continue reading Never Smile at a Crocodile
Port Douglas, Qld You need to book early as caravan parks close to town get ridiculously busy in Port Douglas. The camp sites are tight too, but it is a heavenly place to stay when you are walking distance from … Continue reading The Places We love – Port Douglas
Atherton Tableland, Qld You really can’t visit the Cairns region without spending some time up on the Atherton Tableland. The Great Dividing Range, of which the Tableland is a part, rises high above Cairns at an altitude of 765 metres. … Continue reading The Places We Love – Atherton Tableland
Babinda, Qld Babinda is a typical Queensland town with mainly wooden Queenslander houses, a large wooden pub and when we visit a colourful cafe bursting to the seams with people having Sunday breakfast. The breakfast looks good. There is a … Continue reading The Places We Love – Babinda and Her Boulders
Bramston Beach, Qld It’s only 80km south of Cairns and exciting to turn off the highway into cane farms. There are rich pastures of fat cattle and their accompanying egrets. As we drive into thick rain forest, signs warn us … Continue reading The Places We Love – Bramston Beach
Wet Tropics, Qld Little Crystal Creek There are some pretty drives up into the Hinterland behind Rollingstone and if you’re lucky you may find a fruit stall of farm fresh produce. Little Crystal Creek is one of the surprises. 5 … Continue reading The Places We Love – Ingham Region
Ingham, Qld Ingham is a sugar town with a strong Italian heritage, hence a love of good food. You’ll find an Italian deli where you can stock up on things that you may be hankering for and good butchers. On … Continue reading The Places We Love – Ingham
Rollingstone, Qld The drive north of Townsville is peppered with magic little beachside freedom camps but to my mind, the best place to just kick back and go troppo is the Rollingstone Beachfront Resort. With lake sites and beach view … Continue reading The Places We Love – Rollingstone
Townsville, Qld Townsville is a beautiful city. A tropical paradise situated at the mouth of the Ross River, with Castle Hill providing a pink backdrop to the city. There’s little better than a morning stroll along The Strand watching the … Continue reading The Places We Love – Townsville
Burdekin Cane Farm, near Ayr, Qld We visited this amazing place in July 2018 The farm is on Waterview Road, so named as it skirts a long lagoon. Greg’s farm stay is on mowed lawns under shady mango trees and … Continue reading The Places We Love – Burdekin Cane Farm
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