Days 36 – 39, 13th – 16/7/2026 Mulambin, weather in the low 20’s Settling back into life in the tropics, we have long walks on the beaches and check out the rebuilt Keppel Bay Sailing Club. We meet a neighbour … Continue reading On the Road Again – Settling Back In
Day 35 Sunday 12/7/2026 Mulambin, 14 – 22 sunny While I slept soundly, Woody went into Yeppoon for shopping and fuel. Of course, he returned with pastries for an al fresco breakfast. You’ve gotta love Queensland in winter. Lunch is … Continue reading On the Road Again – It’s Thai Night
Day 34 Saturday 11/7/2026 Lake Monduran to Mulambin, sunny 9 – 24 You may recall that last night G next door offered to remove the wheels of a neighbouring caravan that he suspected had a problem. Well, as we’re packing … Continue reading On the Road Again – I’ll take yer wheels off. Like hell you will!
Capricorn Coast, Qld Mulambin Beach, a place for solitude, a place for wandering and clearing the noise from your head. Just walk from one end to the other then play in the shallows on your way back. Tiny but industrious, … Continue reading The Places We Love – Mulambin
Day 69 Sunday 16/7/2023 Mulambin, light rain cool 21 We spend the morning indoors and complain about the weather, but it is a chance to catch up on some blogging. Feeling wintry and with a couple of bananas in the … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Days 69 & 70 – Making Banana Frisbees
Day 62 Sunday 9/7/2023 Goovigen to Mulambin (Capricorn Coast), low 20’s A chilly early start for the last leg of the journey north. We pick up the Burnett Highway through croplands and some cattle. We spot 4 brolgas in a … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 62 – A Trifecta
Day 39 Wednesday Goovigen to Mulambin, sunny We were woken at 4:30 by a rooster who needs to reset his body clock. It’s a chilly clear morning. I turn on the diesel heater (the switch is beside my head) and … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 39 – Sunshine & Salt Water
Day 59 Saturday 24/7/21 Mulambin, warm 27 The caravan park is busy with weekenders. They tend to start drifting in on Thursdays, young families in bunk vans and camper trailers. The kids really give the pool and playground a workout. Woody decides on a swim at Mulambin Beach but the tides here have quite a range and it’s low tide at present. It’s not, but it seems like, he walks half a kilometre to reach the water and then it’s shallow. He looks like a tiny black dot in the distance. I walk the shoreline instead. Returning to the park … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Day 59 – Did someone pull the plug out?
Day 53 Sunday 18/7/21 Mulambin, sunny 21 I wish I hadn’t changed the bed to summer bedding, it was freezing last night. We’re up early to visit the Emu Park market but it is a little disappointing this time as … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Day 53 – Heavens, what made me think of choppers?
Day 52 Saturday 17/7/21 Mulambin, sunny 24 My beach shoes are hanging on the guy rope outside and Woody says that it means that we have drugs for sale. We have more drugs on board that’s you can jump over but they’re to keep us alive and stop us from tripping out whenever we stand up. We hear from Double or Nuthin’ and Shirley Temple, they’re making their way north after visiting the family in Brisbane. I explore nearby Kemp Beach and we cook Chicken Saltimbocca in the oven, I’m sure that our oven is starting to get slower. Elle … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Day 52 – Drugs?
