Mackay, Qld When heading north up the Bruce (highway, that is) you’ll quickly realise that you’ve arrived in the wet tropics when you step out of the car in Mackay. The city of Mackay is a port town for the … Continue reading The Places We Love – Mackay’s Pioneer Valley
Rockhampton & the Capricorn Coast on hold Regular readers will understand why I will leave Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast until a bit later. Basically, I get a little too excited about Rocky and the Cap Coast and it will … Continue reading The Places we Love – Flaggy Rock
Tannum Sands, Qld I always enjoy watching the landscape change when we are travelling. North of Bundaberg the terrain begins to become drier, the vegetation sparser and the roadside grasses taller. This is the start of the Dry Tropics and … Continue reading The Places We Love – Tannum Sands
Elliott Heads, The Bundy Coast, Qld There are some popular places along this coast. The one that had us intrigued though was Elliott Heads. From a commercial perspective there’s not a lot here but for someone like me who loves … Continue reading The Places We Love – Elliott Heads
Bundaberg, Qld Bundy is one of those must-see cities. The main, intriguingly named Bourbong Street is wide with sculptures decorating the roundabouts. Situated on the Burnett River it is the home of Australia’s favourite spirit, Bundaberg Rum. The rum distillery … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love
Childers, Qld To most travellers Childers is a leg stretch between the larger towns of Maryborough and Bundaberg, but it has more to offer than a pit stop. Situated in what can best be described as a ‘fruit bowl’, Childers … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love
Continuing our list of the places that we love for fellow travellers Notta and Scribbles. For reasons that will soon be revealed, I thought that I’d better include the world’s largest sand island K’gari (Fraser Island) which is situated off … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love
Maryborough, Qld There is so much to see in Maryborough. The showgrounds are large with spacious sites. Entry is from the Bruce Highway but camp sites are far enough away to be peaceful. You will need the car to explore … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love
Rainbow Beach, Qld Although there’s a caravan park in the heart of town, overlooking the beach, we stayed at the Big 4 park 3Kms out on the Carlo Road on the recommendation of Double or Nuthin’ and Shirley Temple, because … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We love
Mary Valley, Imbil and Kandanga, Qld Imbil Just across the ridge from Kenilworth you’ll find the town of Imbil. Situated on Yabba Creek the community offers showground camping. Imbil has a quirky pub and a few kilometres upstream is the … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love
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