Over the last couple of weeks we have made our way south along the QLD from Yeppoon. The distance between towns is a lot shorter now and I guess the general vibe of our travels has changed pace slightly. I suspect there are a few reasons for this, the main one probably being that we…

Almost 300km south of Notch Point, we are officially now in the central QLD region and the heart of the Capricorn Coast, aptly named as the Tropic of Capricorn passes through this part of the coastline. This means we are getting to the bottom end of tropical ‘northern’ Australia and offshore we are close to…

A short hour and a half south of Airlie Beach, we checked in to Cape Hillsborough Nature Park. Looking ahead at the weather forecast, we knew we would be dodging showers at this one but it seemed as good a place as any time hang out in the rain. Well known for its resident beach…

Ok… disclaimer upfront… I am not actually sure we can claim that we visited the Whitsundays on this trip. After leaving Townsville, we stopped in at Bowen for a couple of nights. Bowen is the northern end of the Whitsundays Region and such an awesome little spot. With the reputation at this time of the…

After a fun filled week with the Eglin family, it was finally time for us to start moving south again and keep the wheels moving on our epic adventure. After saying our goodbyes at the very beautiful Palm Cove, we decided to skip Cairns and head a little further south towards the little township of…

As the crow flies, Cape Tribulation is actually not that far south of Bloomfield. Actually, it’s only around 35km. The only issue is that 35km is known as the Bloomfield Track and it’s described as ‘not suitable for large vehicles or towing caravans’. After hearing mixed reports from other campers of “you’ll totally be fine…

Travelling north from Port Douglas and you find yourself heading towards the mighty Cape York Peninsula (not to be confused with the Yorke Peninsula we visited in SA around seven months ago). A trip up to Cape York is an adventure in itself and something we could probably spend a whole month doing. The trouble…

Almost nine months to the day after we left Narrabeen, we finally hit the east coast. We broke up the 750km drive from Karumba with a stop at a station on the outskirts of the Atherton Tablelands. Lovely place to camp for the night and luckily we arrived on pizza night – dinner sorted! Even…

After some long days of driving, and a distance of more than 2000km from leaving Kakadu, we arrived in the small fishing township of Karumba. Set on the coast in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Karumba’s industry is based primarily on mining, fishing and prawns. There are two parts to the town. The main town is…

When you think of a long drive in Australia, your mind tends to think of the Nullabor and that famous long straight road taking you from SA across to WA. As we started planning our route from Mataranka, it was clear that over the next stage of the journey we would cover a lot of…