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Exploring the Noosa Hinterland
Exploring the Noosa Hinterland It was another glorious day when we set out to explore the hinterland of the Rainbow Beach and Noosa areas. We turned south from the Gympie road toward Kin Kin. The road is in good condition with bitumen through the fertile valleys and gravel through the rolling hills. Rain forests … Continue reading
El Questro and their scenic spots
El Questro and their scenic spots El Questro is a very large property on which there are many spectacular spots that tourists visit. I did not have time to take in all of them. I will cover those that I had a look at. The next morning I continued north along the Gibb River … Continue reading
Day 4 Standley Chasm – West MacDonnell Ranges
Day 4 Standley Chasm – West MacDonnell Ranges One of the defining mountain ranges of Central Australia are the MacDonnell ranges. They run east to west for 644 kilometers with the town of Alice Springs almost in the middle. Along that range of mountains are many places worth visiting. One could spend 2 weeks exploring … Continue reading
2012-08 Outback Trip — NorthWest Australia
2012 Outback Trip – NorthWest Australia 4 Weeks - 10500 Kilometers: Home – Alice Springs – Tanami Track – Broome – Gibb River Road – Kimberley – Katherine – Home What a trip this has been! When I look at the pictures it seems like it happened yesterday. So let me take you through this … Continue reading
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
Down south; Yeppoon to Miles and beyond
Well, at the beginning of this trip I talked about the gods laughing at the best laid plans of mice and men. This has come to haunt me. We left our caravan park at 8:30 this morning. Plan was to be at Miles by 1:30 pm; some 520km further. Haha, we were 40km further, going … Continue reading
A Little Bit of History
If you were to draw a line from Rockhampton to Yeppoon and then to Emu Park (and Zielzie) and back to Rocky, you’d have put a border around some of the most scenic and interesting countryside in Queensland. There are a number of geological features called ‘plugs’ where rocky outcrops appear to have been … Continue reading