Sailing the Whitsundays and scoffing cream - 3rd August 2012 Having done our research and squeezing every discount we can we finally settled on a full day two island cruise. For $123 each we get a day of cruising, light breakfast, two morning teas, lunch and pick up and return to our caravan park. Good value! One small draw back for a couple of retired seniors who don't have to work to a time schedule, the morning pick up was at 6:20am. This meant that if T...

Pretty Airlie Beach, Queensland: Thursday 2 August 2012 Dave and I are enjoying a relaxing stay at Airlie Beach; the Seabreeze Caravan Park is across the road from the beach where we can see some of the Whitsunday Islands. This really is a great friendly Park; the managers actually enjoy their camping clientele, instead of treating us all as if we are in a reform school. They organised a great country folk duo called Lou Bradley and her husband….can't rememb...

Smugglers and Customs Officers at the Whitsundays - 1st August 2012 Space is critical when travelling with the two bikes and a trailer, so for some time I have been the Smuggler. When we pack up to leave every spare cubic centimetre of space is precious. I realized I was wasting a lot of space inside the camp table when it is folded in half for storage in the trailer. Now I pack as much of our foodstuff as possible inside, it is amazing how much fits in there...

Prosperous Mackay Qld, and Clever Mr Fixit: Sunday, Monday 29, 30 July 2012 Our impression of Mackay is that it is a prosperous big town with evidence of coal mining causing this prosperity. The Central Caravan Park in Mackay where we stayed has lots of permanent mining residents there. This Park has a great camp kitchen area, huge, clean and well-equipped. And the bathroom area is the biggest we've seen on our trip so far; Dave took a photo of the mens, same as...

Luck, Angels and Ockie Straps in Nebo. - 28th July It is a luxury to roll out of bed and onto the bikes without a tent pack up. 286km today to Mackay without the pack up; what a breeze. I thought WA was digging up the resources and shipping it out but when you see what is happening in Queensland it is a real eye opener. Coal mine after coal mine and multiple very long trainloads of coal heading for the port. Just as many empty trains returning the other way...