May 2018, Winton, Qld After having been thwarted in our attempt to free camp unpowered behind the North Gregory Hotel because of our failing fridge, we set up camp (powered) at the Pelican Caravan Park and I head off to … Continue reading Waltzing Matilda round and around
July 2018, Mirani, Qld A popular swimming hole, Platypus Beach is below the cane railway bridge over the Pioneer River at Mirani. There’s plenty of room on the wide sandy beach for 4×4’s as well as picnickers. But you’ve got … Continue reading Platypus Beach
July 2018 After hearing on the radio yesterday of a Campdraft at a property called Paradise Lagoons near Gracemere we got a little excited. After all we’ve been driving around this fair land for nearly six years hoping to chance … Continue reading Paradise Lagoons
June 2018, Ingham, Qld A few minutes out of Ingham, Qld and hidden amongst sugar cane farms is a beautifully maintained cemetery but not your ordinary Aussie cemetery. This one has mausoleums (not common in Australia), large marble graves and … Continue reading Ingham’s Italian Cemetery
Spring 2018, Loch, Vic Escaping from our caravan park on a wintry Spring Sunday afternoon we visited the Gippsland Wine Company at Loch to be pampered by our gracious hosts Mark and Jane. We not only tasted their range but … Continue reading Gippsland Wine Company
Winter 2018, Rockhampton, Qld Up early to race out to Gracemere to enjoy Rocky’s finest. The Gracemere Saleyards are the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. There is an open Saleyards complex and an arena for the sale of blue blood … Continue reading Gracemere Saleyards
June 2018 It’s a cold morning and we have a long drive ahead of us. This westerly route to Longreach is shorter but there are fewer towns. As we listen to the local radio they are discussing tourism and the dinosaur trail. “There is a kronosaurus down there that needs to be excavated.” Says the local expert. It seems that in a short decade or so cattle and sheep have taken a backseat to dinosaurs around here. No longer is cattle the king. Suddenly a hundred galahs wheel in front of us in a cloud of pink and grey, what … Continue reading In the Dinosaur Triangle
Staying in Mulambin on Queensland’s Capricorn Coast, we lazily drive the one kilometre to Causeway Lake for their famous fish & chips. The lake is sparkling in the sun and people are fishing from tinnies and kayaks. It is busy with people having picnics or just strolling. The old kiosk is a remnant from the ‘50’s, timber and fibro cement. Inside it is painted what I like to call Government Green, the colour of school walls in the fifties and the only things new are the drink fridges and the coffee machine, but I’m sure that someone else owns those. … Continue reading Time Travel
Dr Mays Island sits at the mouth of the Elliott River at Elliott Heads near Bundaberg, Qld. Once a part of the mainland what was Dr Mays farm eventually became isolated. It is a treat to watch the ebb and flow of the tide and the patterns that are created in the sand here. There is very little vegetation on the island, a palm, a prickly pear and a few other shrubs cling to this mere hummock. Ground cover plants grasp the crowns of the dunes. Aug 2018 “At low tide and with shoes happily in hand I walk across … Continue reading Dr Mays Island
It’s the last day of our 3 month trip and we drive into Cobram for a look around. I vow not to take any more photos as we’ve been here more times than we can count. Like so many Melburnians … Continue reading How’s my bum look?
