Month: July 2025
We are High in the Atherton Tablelands
We left Port Douglas after our four-day visit and moved on to our next stop at Atherton, Soon after leaving the coastal plain (more sugar growing) the road climbed steeply through thick rainforest. At one point, we came to.a lookout that gave us a view northwards towards Cape Tribulation. It was on the opposite side […]
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A False Start But We Found Some Nice Beaches
Today, our morning was full of confusion and our attempt to drive south down the Captain Cook Highway towards Cairns was interrupted by my forgetfulness because I left my phone in our motel room. I only discovered this about ten kilometres down the road when we stopped to see a bird of prey that had […]
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Port Douglas City Sights and Beaches
We have enjoyed the last two days exploring Port Douglas and its surrounding area. Yesterday, we drove north through Mossman to the tiny town of Daintree on the banks of the river by the same name. Along the way, we could see dozens of abandoned sugar cane train wagons that were becoming overgrown with vines […]
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On OUr Way to Port Douglas
Before leaving Cairns, we drove down to the harbour and waterfront. The harbour has many fishing vessels, while a pontoon forms the base for taking a helicopter to the islands of the Grear Barrier Reef. The Cairns Lagoon is in an area of parkland along the Cairns Esplanade. This 4800 square metre saltwater swimming lagoon […]
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Cairns Botanical Gardens
Cairns is a modern city driven by tourists – its very good at providing them with a wealth of ways to spend their money – from gift shops, reef visits, snorkelling, Aboriginal artefacts and culture, nightclubs and forays into the hinterland to places like Kuranda and the Atherton Tablelands, opal shops, deep-sea fishing, adventure holidays […]
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Our Quiet Day in Kuranda
We are in our new room at the hotel but it is one floor lower so our view out to the ocean is a somewhat blocked by a few Palm Trees. The sunrise this morning was about as nice as yesterday’s with a golden glow behind the mountains that developed into a bright sun shining […]
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We’ve Made it to Cairns
Yesterday, we drove from Ayr to Cairns on a wet and rainy day. This is one of the destination places that form the purpose of our trip to this area of Far North Queensland. The weather alternated between drizzle and rain for most of the day, so we didn’t stop very much along the way.Perhaps, […]
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From Mackay to Ayr
We left Mackay earlier than our nornal departure time and began our drive north to Ayr. There is. nothing special to report about the first stages of our day other than we drove through may kilometres of sugar cane fields. Occasionally we crossed a narrow guage cane train line and saw some wagons loaded and […]
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Looking Around Mackay
As we arrived into Mackay last night, it seemed that every second building on the highway was a motel. Although not the same, it reminded me of ’The Strip’ of hotels along Highway 494 in Minneapolis. The place where we are staying just blended in to the continuous stretch of accommodation signs and we had […]
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Rockhampton to Mackay
Rockhampton is a sprawling city on the Fitzroy River. The central business district, particularly along Quay Street has one of the most elegant, and well preserved, streetscapes in the country. The concentration of beautiful old buildings, the tree lined streets, the gently flowing Fitzroy River beside Quay Street, all make this area of Rockhampton’s CBD […]
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We’ve Travelled Through a Number of Old Towns Today
Before leaving Mundubbera, we stopped in the main street for breakfast at the only cafe in town. It served a delicious brekkie wrap. This is only a smalll town but it does have a war memorial in the roundabout at the top of the street by the post office. We came across the little town […]
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Tonight We Are In Mundubbera
Before we get into today’s travel detail, I have two important things to report. Today is he first day that I did not need to wear a jumper since we left home. The weather is certainly getting warmer as we head further north. Today is the exact anniversary of me having to report for National […]
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