Tyto Wetlands The next day we headed into town to the Tyto Wetlands which the bad weather and good company the previous day had put on the back-burners of our plans. After parking at the carpark at the Tourist Information Centre we checked out the map of the wetlands first. So off we went. It …
Hervey Bay attractions There are lots of the usual things to do in a seaside holiday area and Hervey Bay is no exception - swimming, walking, golf, fishing, boating, eating out, markets, but Hervey Bay is renowned for winter whale watching. (More about that later. Here's what else to do first.) Hervey Bay Markets When …
Carnarvon Gorge Mickey Creek Following on from a really sound sleep and a late breakfast we made the short drive back towards the entry to Carnarvon Gorge National Park, this time stopping at the carpark for the much shorter walk along Mickey Creek followed by another diversion up Warrumbah Creek Gorge. There were only a …
Charleville Charleville Bilby Experience Once we had eaten lunch we drove back to the Charleville Tourist Information Centre for our 1:30 booking. First up we dropped Mel off with a staff member who had agreed to look after her while we attended the Bilby centre. Next a staff member booked us in and asked us …
From Charters Towers we made our way out to Townsville and headed north to our next destination, Mission Beach. The road in has several roadsigns unique to this area warning drivers to be wary of cassowaries. Formerly a very quiet village, Mission Beach is now a spread out centre over about 15 kilometres of beautiful …
After another leisurely start to the day of breakfast followed by cut lunch preparation we drove north about 10:00 from Yeppoon to Byfield State Forest for the day. Initially we headed to the Upper Stoney day use area. As we left our parked car we couldn't help but notice the amazing reflection in the Stoney …
An hour further on from Cocklebiddy we reached Madura Roadhouse. We checked in and set up the caravan on a bit of a slope. Light was fading but I figured it was better to complete the golf hole here now so we could set off quickly in the morning. This hole was named after the …
After spending 3 amazing months caravanning through South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia and a little bit of our own state Victoria, there are a lot of highlights to remember. So here's a summary of things we would like to recommend. At the end I have also included a few cautionary items. In South Australia …
Now that we are retired and no longer teach we can take our caravan away before or after school holidays. Cape Paterson is on the southern coast of west Gippsland and we planned to meet up with friends at the caravan park there. Our trip down on the Friday, after lunching at home, took us …
When at home and not travelling I volunteer once at week at the local Visitor Information Centre in Dromana. Before covid19 hit we had an associated walking group who would take a walk together once a month somewhere on the Mornington Peninsula. This enabled us to give accurate advice to visitors who came into the …
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