Sunday 25th September We are now entering NSW and have driven over 10,000km so far. We stayed the last three nights at Girraween National Park QLD. Lots of walks and lots of wildlife - birds, 'roos, possums and lizards. On our first day all of us did the Underground Stream and Dr Robert's Waterhole walks followed by a ranger-guided Granite Arch walk (see photo album) which focused on the rare flora of the region. Day two saw Austen and Tim heading for ...

Michael please note Tim took this photo! Monday, September 19, 2011 5.40am (yes AM) Yesterday we drove from Biloela (it means Cockatoo in the local native dialect) to Bunya Mountain National Park via Gayndah, Murgon and Kingaroy. (I may have the order wrong.) The roads of rural Queensland are 'interesting'. Picture if you like driving towards Northam - pleasantly rural, rather scenic. However the road, whilst wide enough, is full of humps, lumps and bumps. Tr...

Driving down from Eungella National Park after a night at Explorer's Haven caravan park. We had hoped to camp at Fern Flats as we had done in '94 but the site was closed to car campers. The sugar cane haze gave us an orange-red full moon last night and a blood red sunrise this morning over an immense valley. Thanks to everyone who texted birthday greetings to Austen - much appreciated. Eungella has been a wildlife highlight for the trip. We watched a platypus...

We've left Airlie Beach after 2 days of being total tourists - Reefworld and a Long Island cruise. Weather against us - high swell. Off in search of the elusive Eungella Honeyeater ... Come on Grooms - where are you?

Forgot to mention my find of a pair of Great Bowerbirds at our coffee stop. They were just sitting in a nearby tree - lucky to notice lilac splodge on back of one's head which gives a positive ID! Really chuffed with this find. Is anyone out there? Comment if you are!