Childers – QLD

This beautiful town with its main street lined with colonial buildings is located approximately 54km south of Bundaberg. We drove through the town back in 2017 on our way to Calliope. Even then I thought it looked lovely with its Read More …

Burnett Heads – QLD

The Burnett Heads Lighthouse Holiday Park is a great place to base yourself if you’re visiting the Bundaberg region. It’s a 15-minute drive from the city centre of Bundaberg and about 10 minutes to Bargara and an even shorter drive Read More …

Elliott Heads – QLD

I’m sorry in advance 🤦‍♀️ if these recent posts are becoming a little alike. But I can’t help it 😁 if these coastal villages in Queensland are awesome. Oh and as I said in a previous post, those of you Read More …

Woodgate Beach – QLD

If Jeep and Jayco were amphibian vehicles we could have zipped across the river’s entrance from Burrum Heads to Walkers Point near Woodgate Beach in no time. Instead we took the round journey of approximately 88 kilometres to Woodgate Beach. Read More …

Tin Can Bay – QLD

Tin Can Bay (TCB) is a little coastal village situated on the Cooloola Coast a few hours north of Brisbane. Yep we are heading a little further north each week. So when we hit Gympie we turned right taking Tin Read More …

Beachmeere – QLD

Beachmere is in between Deception Bay and Sandstone Point in the locality of Moreton Bay a little north of Brisbane. We chose this to be our first port of call as Graeme really doesn’t handle crowds very well these days. Read More …

Queensland Trip – 2017 and 2018

Here are a list of the towns and places we stayed during our first trip through Queensland in 2017 and then our second trip in 2018. Queensland Trip 2017 The map below shows our travels as we left our home Read More …

Gunpowder WWII Memorial 24HR Rest Area – QLD

After being disappointed about not staying at Avon Downs Rest Area (read our previous post) near the NT border because of the filth that littered the place we were so extremely happy that we ploughed on and crossed into Queensland. Read More …

Mary Kathleen – QLD

Approximately midway between Mount Isa and Cloncurry you will find the remains of the ghost town of Mary Kathleen. This was a uranium mining town and was abandoned in 1984. Just like that it disappeared into the history archives.  All that Read More …

Our Australian Road Trip So Far

We have completed what many people call ‘The Big Lap’. An understatement as far as we are concerned because our adventures have only just started. We have not travelled to Tasmania yet or many other places. Really we have only Read More …