After leaving Townsville, we drove up through Ingham and Halifax, and set up camp at Lucinda. There is an amazing 5.7km jetty there, used for loading sugar. Did a bit of a walk, had a drink at the local pub, and then went for a fish - Lee almost landed a giant mudcrab on a beach rod! Lucky it let go as we had no rope to tie it up with... The next morning we packed up in a tearing hurry, due to a storm approaching! The rain is still following us. Drove up toward...

After a failed attempt to camp at Bowling Green Bay National Park on Thursday (the campground was full!), we pushed on up to Townsville and pulled up at a nice, but rather crowded, caravan park at Rowes Bay. Friday saw us sightseeing around town, it was a beautiful sunny day so got some great views from Castle Hill, over the city and out to Magnetic Island. Went out to dinner, and then Lea discovered the wonders of Cold Rock icecream (something that Lee had bee...

Had a fantastic weekend sailing on "Wobbly Boot", we tagged along on the Dent to Dunk rally, and spent the night partying up at Cape Gloucester, along with the crews from the 48 boats participating in the rally. Janice, Shannon and Lea drove up to meet us there, and we had a great night. Sailed back on Sunday morning, a little worse for wear! Craig and Bretto were expert sailing instructors, as we had never really sailed before, and Craig even let us...

After leaving Rockhampton (aka Midgie Town), and Lea stocking up on anti-itch creams, we spent the night at a little council-run campsite in Ball Bay. It was quite an odd set up, camped among people's houses. We met an interesting character, who had traded his house and farm in Victoria for a caravan and a Jeep, and was now living the nomad life with his 83 year old invalid mother for company. Thursday morning saw us hitting the road again, next stop Airlie Be...

Left Eurimbula on Sunday morning, and took a drive via Gladstone to Rockhampton. After some very helpful advice from an old duck at the Information Centre, we set up camp at the Riverside Caravan Park. And Lea thought Eurimbula was bad for midgies... Hit the Criterion Hotel for an amazing steak dinner (if you are coming through Rocky, you must eat there). Next day was a whole lot of chores, and poking around the town. Nothing too exciting to report. Today w...