Arrived here at about 1pm for our three day stay. It really is a special touch of paradise. We have an absolute beach frontage spot, so we can sit under our awning and look at the ocean rolling in. The sights and sounds of the sea are something else. I find the ocean mesmerising, just like gazing into a fire I can gaze at the ocean rolling into the shore for hours. We are looking forward to falling asleep tonight to the sounds of the sea. Quite wonderful to say t...

Monday 13th August to Sunday August 19th Another 179kms along the Gregory Highway to Charters Towers which is 134kms west of Townsville The days here are nice and warm 28c today. Cool and comfy in shorts etc. In this park they believe in the comfort of the guests. very clean and spacious amenities with lovely big sites, not cramped up next to your neighbour. We like it here so much we booked in for seven days of rest and relaxation. Reading books and the paper. P...

Emerald has changed a lot since we stayed here last. It is an example of Australia's resources boom and its affects on towns which supply shopping accommodation etc for the mines. We stayed in Emerald about three years ago. It was quiet, not too many people and no problem getting into a caravan park. The Park we stayed in back then was next to the golf course and Ross was delighted to take advantage of this and play a few games so we were looking forward to him ...

Saturday 4th August Miles We drove to Possum Park today. It is a lovely little park 20kms north of Miles. Possum Park is a very quiet special place nestled in the side of hills, just off the highway. Old train carriages have been made into self contained cabins and amenities for campers such as a Reading Room and TV Room. The TV room seating was a bit off putting as I believe it is an old dentists chair which takes pride of place (see the photos). Unlike Mitc...

Friday 3rd August Today we drove to Mitchell from Cunnanulla. We had not planned to go to Mitchell our intention was to go to Morven Recreation park where you get showers, toilets and power for $5.00 a night. When we got there we found very little room and no power outlets available, so we continued on to the Major Mitchell Caravan park at Mitchell another 90 kms down the road. When we got there and settled down we realized that we had a lot of road noise from t...