After leaving Noosa we hit the Pacific Highway once more stopping to sleep in Gympie (not much going on) followed by a morning at Rainbow Beach, we were going to go for a walk in the Great Sandy National Park but after the first 200m resembled an actual bush walk with lizards flying out in front of Jo she decided that was enough and retreated back to the camper! We reached Hervey Bay later that afternoon and began searching out our Fraser Island trip, we had bee...

After a brief evening stop in Brisbane and deciding there is really not much more to do having already spent a fair amount of time in cities we hit the road again....... We must have liked the night driving as we decided to do it again on our way to Noosa Heads; Lonely Planet had warned this is a tricky place to go without a map due to the stupid number of roundabouts and it was not wrong, we felt like we had gone round in circles all night before we eventually ...

After leaving Port Macquarie late in the evening we had 410km to cover in darkness on the Pacific Highway, the danger of wildlife (Kangaroos actually run!? hop!? Bounce!? ……whatever they do into the road) coupled with huge 18-wheelers travelling at ridiculous speeds was enough to see Jo in a less than calm state forcing us to crawl along at 90kms an hour. When we were about 40kms from Byron Bay the rain started…. my word, it was heavy! We have never seen r...

After sleeping in one of the best service stations ever.... brand new, very clean & best of all, free showers! (It’s the small things when you are living in a crib!) Craig made friends with a polish murderer……. Sorry, trucker!! If anyone has ever seen the movie euro trip you will have a good picture of this chap in your mind right now! Doors locked and double checked that night; I was clever and hid in the back of the crib whilst he was stuck talking to...

After clocking up a few more KM's in the camper we arrived at Nelson Bay! This is a lovely little town with lots of secluded white sandy beaches! After a quick scout around the town we decided to check out Soldiers Point just a short drive away….. It was recommended as a fantastic place to watch the sunset and it really was stunning! As we walked back from the marina after dark we were greeted by a rather friendly possum waiting right beside the door to our cam...