Noosa - 6th October NoosaCar Kilometres: 182,048 Distance Travelled: 365km Total Distance Travelled: 13,797km We manage to contain our excitement at our impending visit to Australia Zoo just enough to stop in at Maryborough on the way to Noosa. Maryborough was the birth place of PL Travers, the author of Mary Poppins, and as well as having plenty of Poppins-themed attractions (which we decide to skip), it is also home to the National Trust classified Bre...

Hervey Bay - 3rd October 2008 Hervey Bay Car Kilometres: 181,683 Distance Travelled: 273km Total Distance Travelled: 13,432km Hervey Bay was our next real stop, but as the East Coast has more than one town every 650kms we decided to pause a couple of times on the way down in order to break up the journey. Our first stop was a Town called Yepoon. Unfortunately the only thing we really saw of Yepoon was the campsite. We did manage to go as far as a drive int...

Cape Hillsborough - 29th September Cape HillsboroughCar Kilometres: 180,673 Distance Travelled: 1201km Total Distance Travelled: 12,422km We leave Mission Beach behind, and plan to stop over for one night near Townsville on the way to Mackay.We drive south for about 250kms, with just two stops on the way.The first is at Tully, a town which proudly claims to be the wettest in Australia, with a 7.9 metre fibreglass and concrete giant gumboot at the entrance t...

Mission Beach - 26th September Mission Beach Car Kilometres: 179,688 Distance Travelled: 216km Total Distance Travelled: 11,437km After another shortish hop of 200kms or so to Mission Beach, we arrive at the most expensive campsite since Broome.However, after looking around we decide that it's a better option than the half-the-price council site over the road.We've been warned about it being a bit rough, but decide to have a look around first anyway - it f...

Port Douglas - 23rd September 2008 Port Douglas Car Kilometres: 179,472 Distance Travelled: 83km Total Distance Travelled: 11,221km Again it was a short drive down to Port Douglas. 85kms doesn't even warrant a driver change and we got there within an hour. Port Douglas is described as being a very chic little tourist down with hotels and bars to match the clientele. Unfortunately that didn't include 2 pommies on a tight budget. On our first trip into the ...