Category Archives: Australia, 2010-11

We appear to have left the sun behind.  We stopped in Townsville to get diesel, and a few groceries.  We couldn’t find a service station and when we tried to use our bank card, it was refused.  So we asked … Continue reading →

Last night’s storm didn’t last long, and today was mostly clear and hot.  We were however awoken much too early by the obnoxious cockatoos stripping beech nuts from the trees over our motorhome, and raining them down on us.  It … Continue reading →

This morning we left Port Douglas and started on our trip back towards New South Wales. We aren’t sure yet how circuitous the route will be. We only know for sure we plan to be in Araluen the week before … Continue reading →

Today was the highlight of our trip so far.  We spent the day snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef outside of Port Douglas.  The weather was warm, the sea was quite calm, and the coral and tropical fish displays were … Continue reading →

We managed to get out of Babinda about two o’clock yesterday.  The town workers came by and said the road was open, so we packed up the motorhome and headed north.  When we drove across the bridge it was obvious what … Continue reading →

When we awoke this morning the rain had almost stopped.  We packed up, then walked the short trail to the Boulders, which is a set of rapids and falls along the creek.  Normally there is a swimming hole above the … Continue reading →

Once again tonight we are in a free campsite.  This one is much more deserted than that of last night, in fact we are the only ones here.  It has nice level sites, though each site is marked for two … Continue reading →

Today is the first day since we left Sydney that there hasn’t been a major rain.  It was warm and sunny this morning, and we walked along the beach for about an hour, then I took pictures of both a … Continue reading →

Once again it started raining during the night.  Though the rain had nearly stopped by the time we finished breakfast, the ground was very soggy as we packed up.  We drove north through the major centre of Townsville, which is almost … Continue reading →

By this morning we were positive that there was something wrong with our refrigerator.  We’d stored all of our perishable goods in the campsite refrigerator overnight, and this morning ours was totally warmed up.  So I called a refrigeration repairman … Continue reading →