Malanda 13/9/15 Making our way to the Atherton Tablelands via Hervey Range through to The Lynd junction and Kennedy Highway to base ourselves at Malanda for one week. It is so diverse on the Tablelands, beautiful rich red volcanic soil, crystal clear crater lakes, waterfalls, galleries, wineries, coffee and tea plantations and boutique cheese and chocolate eateries attached to working dairies, not forgetting all the fresh produce and the strawberry farm with ic...

Townsville 5/9/15 A slight glitch to our travels with a week business trip to Townsville. It was a pleasant change of scenery to see lush tropical gardens ( even though the city is under water restrictions and fire danger warnings) and the ocean. We enjoyed a very comfortable stay at the Rowes Bay caravan Park, handy to bike and walking tracks to Pallarenda and a great outlook to Magnetic Island. It is a developing city and we were amazed at the residential bu...

Richmond 2/9/15 Oh so dry, not a blade of grass from Burke and Wills Roadhouse to Julia Creek, but these little townships have such sustaining enthusiasm and pride in their surrounds and ever so friendly, always time to chat. Overall, the roads / highways are very good out here, in much better condition than the Bruce Highway!! The landscape is very reminiscent of the Darling Downs, miles and miles of plains, not a mountain or even a hill in sight and very few t...

Bodjamulla (Lawn Hill NP) 29/8/15 Contrary to the previous story of green grass in Burketown, the surrounding countryside is very dry and the cattle are in very poor condition all the way south to Lawn Hill. However, the NP is quite an oasis due to spring water fed gorges. The NP is so popular with campers now, booked ahead for months and almost impossible to book a site short term. The new conveniences, beautiful showers and toilets might have something to do...

Burketown 27/8/15 We have a strange feeling today as we cross to Queensland and almost with a little sadness( only moments) that our trip is into the last quarter, but still lots to check out and experience. 320 Km of gravel and bull dust roads and several deep water crossings, The Fletcher, Robinson Rivers kept us alert en route to Hell's Gate Roadhouse taking four and a half hours driving. Hell's Gate has a history of being the last outpost to guarantee sa...