Follow my adventures as I travel around Australia.
Day 1 - Kakadu National Park, Ubirr Darwin to Ubirr - 286km Kakadu Park Passes - $40pp (valid for up to 14 days) Merl Campground - $15pp unpowered After nearly three months of apartment bliss, it was time to hitch up that roof top tent (more securely this time!) and get back on the road.… Continue reading Our West (Coast) Road Trip – Week 1 – Kakadu, Lake Argyle and El Questro
The distance from John o'Groats in Scotland to Land's End in Cornwall is 873 miles and during that journey you would travel through countless towns and cities. Well we've just travelled 1533 miles across what I can only compare to a desert and during that time I could count the number of towns we passed… Continue reading Outback Adventures – Cairns to Darwin
Well we did it! After 23 days, we reached Cape Tribulation, the most northernly point in Queensland you can reach on sealed roads. More on that below! The journey so far has been spectacular and it is difficult to pick my favourite part but I think it would have to be our cruise of the… Continue reading Our East Coast Road Trip – Day 22/23 (the end!)
I have been absolutely terrible at keeping on top of this over the last few days (I've obviously been having way too much fun!) so if you're reading this, I dont blame you if you stop before the end! Day 17 Magnetic Island Ferry - $30 pp if you book online, $34 at the ticket… Continue reading Our East Coast Road Trip – Day 17-21
Day 12 Hook Island Passage, Whitehaven beach Wings Sailing Tour - Normal price $419pp but after a bit of bartering, $320pp Backpacks in hand, we boarded the boat at 1pm. We had chosen the Wings tour to visit the Whitsunday islands on a two night, two day trip. It wasn't a party boat, but more… Continue reading Our East Coast Road Trip – Day 12-14
Day 7 Agnes Water to Rockhampton – 225km Surf lesson – Reef 2 Beach - $17 Kabra Hotel Campsite – free if you buy something from the hotel (pub) Agnes Water is the last place on the East Coast that you are able to surf, so it was a ‘must do’ on our very long… Continue reading Our East Coast Road Trip – Day 7-9
Day 4 Tiaro to Bundaberg – 126km Bundaberg East Cabin Tourist Park - $39, ensuite/powered Kalki Moon Gin Distillery – free (including 2 gin/liqueur samples pp) Bundaberg Rum Distillery Tour - $30 pp (including 1 rum and 1 liqueur sample) If you ask me, last nights free camp site wasn’t that bad. If you ask… Continue reading Our East Coast Road Trip – Day 4-6
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