Monthly Archives: June 2021

Cairns – Clean, broad streets and does not feel crowded even if it is the 14th largest city in Australia. The climate at this time of the year (winter) is perfect if a little humid at times. A good place … Continue reading →

Cooktown to Weipa about 650km of which 200km is gravel. It alternates between paved and gravel. The first 200km to Laura is paved and the roughest bit is between Laura and Coen, after that the gravel is quite smooth all … Continue reading →

Cooktown – This is where Captain Cook spent seven weeks repairing his ship in 1770 after it struck the reef. And it is also where the word Kangaroo originated, “Joseph Banks met and spoke with the local people, recording about … Continue reading →

Townsville to Ingham and then Wallaman Falls took 2:15 hrs on a cool and overcast day. The drive from the highway to the Falls is quite steep and shrouded in mist on a narrow winding road. Arrived at 10:45 am … Continue reading →

Mackay to Townsville was through sugarcane country. There are special minature and very long trains that carry the sugarcane around and there are many road crossings. Townsville – the biggest city in the North of Queensland, it is quite modern … Continue reading →

Mackay – surrounded by sugarcane fields and known as the sugar capital of Australia, population 80,000 which is a metropolis in regional Australia. Two unusual features of the city are the many Art Deco buildings and the mural on the … Continue reading →

Bundaberg – famous for that clear brown alcoholic liquid made from sugarcane. I naturally went on the Brewery tour. Before the tour you visit the museum and a short film, very interesting more so than the Tour itself where you … Continue reading →

Byron Bay – I stopped here on the way to Brisbane because it is the Easternmost point on the Australian mainland. It must be a popular spot because it was fairly busy, can’t imagine what it is like during peak … Continue reading →