Tagged With: Fishing
Time at James Price Point (JPP)
Time at James Price Point (JPP) My good mate Watto and I decided to spend a day visiting this spectacular destination on the Dampier peninsula. We got away fairly early and turned onto the road to the Dampier peninsula and JPP. When we left the bitumen and rode onto the red dirt the immediate … Continue reading
Playing around Broome!
The days are flying by and there is just too much to do. When I got to Broome I went to the local Bicycle shop and hired a bike for a week. That way I have transport for the little trips and I keep the exercise up. Every morning I am on the bike at … Continue reading
2015 Trip to Broome and the Dampier Peninsula
I had not been to this most beautiful part of Australia for 2 years now. The time has come to visit some good mates up there once more. It is generally accepted that Broome is the southern end of the Kimberley region in the north west of Australia. For my money the Kimberley region … Continue reading
Of Crocodiles & other things.
Almost time to head back south. We are going to take our time and do a little bit of exploring along the way, where warranted. We have had a really great time here at the Capricorn Coast. A number of times I tried some fishing and managed to catch some mackerel. I enjoyed … Continue reading
Exploring the Yeppoon Coast
Exploring the Yeppoon Coast. Views from Yeppon! Yeppoon is built across a number of hills. They offer excellent views in many directions; see below. The Great Dividing Range snakes its way up the Australian east coast 50 – 150km inland. Close to Rockhamton a few tentacles separate and reach towards the north east. They … Continue reading
Baffle Creek
Baffle Creek We left Woodgate early-ish in the morning to go up north some 150km to a remote little place by the name of Baffle creek. There is a lovely caravan park amongst tropical trees and palms along the banks of the Baffle creek. The camp sites are green with grass and some of the power … Continue reading
Trip to Childers
Trip to Childers The next day (9/7) we had a look at the little town of Childers. Although smaller than Bundaberg, this town is a little gem. There are a number of historical monuments/memorials. The link below lists some points of interest for the local area. http://www.google.com.au/webhp?client=tablet-android-samsung&source=android-home&gws_rd=cr&ei=gJOcVbCzIIfz8gWEu7joCA#q=waluma++historical+site+childers and also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childers,_Queensland also … Continue reading
Woodgate
On the first of July we headed north once more to a lovely beach town by the name of Woodgate. It is located on the mainland just north of northern the tip of Fraser Island and just south of Bundaberg. It has a magnificent beach that 4x4s are allowed on and is many kilometers long … Continue reading
Byron Bay
We had finally reached the coast of northern New South Wales and with it a more temperate climate than that in Victoria. We stayed at the Beaches caravan park. Great, generous sites for caravans with big trees to offer shade during the day. All day the brush turkeys we scratching around and running for bits … Continue reading
Beautiful Robe
3/11 We loaded up all loose items once again and took off for a little place called Tailem Bend only 110km away. Once there, on the spur of the moment, we decided to push on to Robe. This is another 235km further south. The road south was interesting as it travels along the Coorong which … Continue reading