Having a great time Caravanning around Australia
Just North of Coffs Harbour we found a rare free overnight rest area along the Pacific Highway. You can enter from the North and South sides. What an excellent stop as it provided: • Flushing toilets • Covered picnic tables Read More …
We enjoyed a couple of nights FREE camping beside the Calliope River in Queensland. Last year when we stopped here we were able to stop over on the North and were very much looking forward to it. But unfortunately it Read More …
We had a great time staying at Discovery Parks Coolwaters Yeppoon. It’s actually located at Kinka Beach which is about 15 minutes’ drive South of Yeppoon. Just a short walk to the beaches where you can enjoy unfiltered views over Read More …
Thanks to some wonderful people we have met in the park, Graeme has been in his element by being able to go fishing for Red Claw. Lake Maraboon is well known for its Red Claw and we were excited to Read More …
From Charters Towers we headed towards Capella a small town in the Central Highlands Region of Queensland and approximately 50 km from Emerald. It’s only a small town with the main street being the Gregory Highway. The history of town Read More …
Charters Towers (Charlies Trousers as some people call it affectionately) is a town with quite a lot of history and character. It was late in the day by the time we arrived in town so we did a quick stop Read More …
We left Julia Creek and headed east for 150 kms to the town of Richmond on the banks of the Flinders River. It’s a small outback town with a population of around 850 people. Richmond is approximately halfway between Mount Read More …
Mount Isa certainly is a mining town. There is no denying that. As soon as you drive into town you see the very large Mount Isa Mine which was first established in 1924. It is said to be the only Read More …
Sometimes first impressions do count. As soon as we drove into the North West Queensland town of Julia Creek we immediately felt good. Like so many of the country towns we have visited the streets are nice and wide which Read More …
After a long day driving we were so happy to reach the remote Barkly Homestead. There were quite a few caravanners and campers doing exactly as we were and checking in. The place looked awesome but was very busy and Read More …