Jimmy's Beach to Mannering Park The next leg of our roadtrip was from Jimmy's Beach down to Lake Macquarie. Again the Myall River was very still and good reflections of the scenery could be observed as we drove over the bridge near Tea Gardens. Within fifteen minutes we had rejoined the Pacific Highway. Sadly drizzly …
Emerald Beach to Jimmy's Beach As it was only 350 kms to our next stopping point we had a leisurely breakfast before packing up at Emerald Beach. Heading out onto the highway we were soon heading south. The tell tale signs winter was past its worst were evident - lots of beautiful wattles were in …
Kingscliff to Emerald Beach We awoke again to another wet day. Breakfast was soon finished and we packed up quickly in between showers. As we headed off we had one more look at the Tweed River before making our way onto the M1 south. Even though the terrain was mostly flat with a few hills …
Golden Beach to Kingscliff This was the day we left Queensland and continued south into New South Wales. To avoid peak hour in Brisbane we left about 9:30. This meant we would be passing through Brisbane about 10:30. Things were going well until we reached a point where the freeway split. Unfortunately we were in …
Bundaberg to Caloundra Our next stopping point was going to be Golden Beach in Caloundra. The trip south started smoothly. Love the old buildings in Childers. Lots of roadworks after that until we passed the turn off to Hervey Bay. We stopped in Gympie for cheap fuel. After paying about $2.35 per litre of diesel …
Bundaberg Botanic Garden For regular readers you know we love to see Australian native plants so visiting Bundaberg's Botanic Gardens was a must. So off we went on our last day in Bundaberg. After finding a car park we checked out a map of the gardens at the entrance. By the way it's free to …
Mt Larcom to Bundaberg Next morning we did a quick walk upon waking to see how the sunrise and Mt Larcom lined up. Here's the result. Obviously I was up a bit late but we only had 215 kms to drive to our next stopping point. Once breakfast we over we packed up and headed …
Clairview to Mt Larcom We awoke early to the sound of motor bikes. A group of motorcyclists had stayed at the BarraCrab Caravan park the night before. Given we were now awake we decided to take a walk along the beach before breakfast. The sun had not long risen. After our walk we ate breakfast …
Bowen to Clairview Much as we had again enjoyed our time in Bowen it was time to head south. Rain was forecast for not only Bowen but also much of the part of Queensland we would be driving through. Anyway, off we drove after packing up and hooking up the caravan. Intermittent rain fell and …
Townesville to Bowen The drive down to Bowen didn't take long. A lot of the countryside was sugar cane country. Between Ayr and Home Hill we crossed the Burdekin River. In Home Hill we stopped for a break. Here's a piece of creative street art we saw. Wangaratta at the Beach Caravan Park, Bowen By …
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