Tagged With: Touring
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
Kununarra and Lake Argyle
Kununarra and Lake Argyle The next morning I drove the 100 km from Wyndham to Kununarra dodging the large Nickel road trains that transport the ore from the mine in the Kimberley to the Wyndham harbor. The total unit has four wagons filled with more than 40 tons of ore each; a truly daunting sight … 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
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
Back home again.
Back home again. We finally arrived back at Winterwood after 5 days of travel. Around 2200 km after we left Yeppoon we were at home in Trentham Victoria. It is still cold here by mid-Qld standards. The temp gauge was registering 8 degrees C. However we got here safely, thank God. The biggest surprise along … Continue reading
A Delightful Day!
Today has been a delightful day. Yeah, the temperature was 23 degrees again, the sun was shining and we walked on the beach with our dog. People are friendly here on the Capricorn Coast. We are in our last week up here and so it was good to see a few unexpected sights. … 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
Looking at Rockhampton
Locals call this town Rocky. As has been said earlier, Rocky has a population around 85,000. It is a nice size town, but surprises in how neat it is being kept by the local council. It has a lot of ‘old world’ charm. The town center has a large shady main street that is … 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
Trip to Bundaberg
On Thursday 8 July we decided to explore the town of Bundaberg. It is around 57km from Woodgate on a winding road through the sugarcane fields. ‘Makes sense, I thought, how else does one get the base fuel for the lovely Bundy Rum’. The main street of Bundaberg is beautifully renovate with heaps of … Continue reading