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Barden's Great Aussie Adventure 2015
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Location Date Queensland 
1452211200 New South Wales 1452038400 Western Australia 1451260800 Australian Capital Territory 1449964800 Victoria 1448582400 South Australia 1446768000 Northern Territory 1437346800 -
Location Date Coombabah 1452211200 Gladstone 1440284400 Tablelands 1436223600 Worana Bore 1434927600 Mount Isa 1434668400 Normanton 1434582000 Cloncurry 1434582000 Georgetown 1434495600 Forsayth 1434150000 Mount Surprise 1433977200 Innot Hot Springs 1433890800 Rocky Creek 1433631600 Mareeba 1433545200 Helenvale 1433286000 Cooktown 1433199600 Elim Beach 1433113200 Lakefield National Park 1433026800 Canal Creek 1432940400 Punsand Bay 1432767600 Loyalty Beach 1432594800 Eliot Falls 1432422000 Captain Billy Landing 1432335600 Gunshot Creek 1432249200 Weipa 1431990000 Laura 1431903600 Mossman 1431817200 Cairns 1431558000 Wooroonooran National Park 1431471600 Mena Creek 1431385200 Paluma
1431298800 Saunders Beach 1431212400 Bowen 1431126000 Finch Hatton 1431039600 Eungella 1430866800 Mackay 1430694000 Carmila Beach 1430521200 Yaamba 1430348400 Byfield 1430262000 Rockhampton 1430175600 Blackdown Tableland National Park 1430002800 Carnavon Gorge National Park 1429916400 Carnarvon Gorge National Park 1429830000 Injune 1429743600 Gold Coast 1429657200 Bowenville 1429657200
It was a short drive from camp to our next stop at Paluma National Park. We definitely squeezed one too many things into today, but I still had a great day and it allows us to get on the road early tomorrow. We started with leaving the camper trailer at the bottom of the windy hill just because we were coming back down shortly so didn't want to tow it unnecessarily. It was no worse than any hill we have previously done but it was quite long.
We went to Little Crystal Creek which is a beautiful spot and a good place for a swim. The area is known for its masonry arch bridge which took 2 years to build. The water is exactly as the name describes being crystal clear and I spotted a small lobster in the waters.
We didn’t swim here but did just up the road at Paradise Lagoon which is part of Big Crystal Creek. It also has a very nice camp ground. Everyone had a great time swimming here and Liam liked to slide down the slippery rock. We had a snorkel here and only saw mountain perch but the ranger says there are heaps of turtles too.
We moved on again (these places are all a very short drive between each other) to "Rock Slide". The last place was great but this was even better. After a short walk you come to a place with a combination of waterfalls, slippery rocks sloping into the water and a deep water hole. Some guys were taking the leap off the 6m high rocks but we just played around the rock slides and the waterfall.
After we found camp in the Jourama Falls section and the boys had a sleep and a play, we headed for the longest walk of the day to the falls. It was 1km each way but made even longer as near the beginning Zach fell over and started being hysterical at the sight of blood from his knee even though it wasn’t that bad. So I carried him down stairs and across the rocky path before convincing him to walk the flat bits but I still lifted him up the stairs. So by the time we reached the lookout I was exhausted carrier not only Zach up the stairs but at least another 5kg in my backpack.
We are the only ones camping here tonight and there are a few too many flies and mozzies so am glad we are moving on tomorrow.
We went to Little Crystal Creek which is a beautiful spot and a good place for a swim. The area is known for its masonry arch bridge which took 2 years to build. The water is exactly as the name describes being crystal clear and I spotted a small lobster in the waters.
We didn’t swim here but did just up the road at Paradise Lagoon which is part of Big Crystal Creek. It also has a very nice camp ground. Everyone had a great time swimming here and Liam liked to slide down the slippery rock. We had a snorkel here and only saw mountain perch but the ranger says there are heaps of turtles too.
We moved on again (these places are all a very short drive between each other) to "Rock Slide". The last place was great but this was even better. After a short walk you come to a place with a combination of waterfalls, slippery rocks sloping into the water and a deep water hole. Some guys were taking the leap off the 6m high rocks but we just played around the rock slides and the waterfall.
After we found camp in the Jourama Falls section and the boys had a sleep and a play, we headed for the longest walk of the day to the falls. It was 1km each way but made even longer as near the beginning Zach fell over and started being hysterical at the sight of blood from his knee even though it wasn’t that bad. So I carried him down stairs and across the rocky path before convincing him to walk the flat bits but I still lifted him up the stairs. So by the time we reached the lookout I was exhausted carrier not only Zach up the stairs but at least another 5kg in my backpack.
We are the only ones camping here tonight and there are a few too many flies and mozzies so am glad we are moving on tomorrow.
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