Monthly Archives: July 2014

We left Boynedale and headed down towards Maryborough, we went back towards Many Peaks and took a gravel road down to the highway. It was pretty steep in places, lots of bends and cattle on the road to keep us … Continue reading →

At 40C it was a little hard to get out of bed this morning, but again there was no timetable to keep. We had breakfast and went for a walk along the lake, one of the signs had an ad … Continue reading →

Another slow start, the nights are getting colder and it nice to stay in bed a little longer, we only had 200kms to our next campsite. After packing up we went into Yeppoon, did a little shopping, had lunch and … Continue reading →

After a leisurely breakfast we went into the town of Byfield (1 shop, sml school and 2 house) to see what they had for morning tea but nothing there provided any inspiration so we moved on. I was planning to … Continue reading →

It’s amazing how fast the place empties in the morning. It was always planned as an overnight stay, the one drawback was the proximity of the rail line and the lack of a curfew, the trains ran about every 2 … Continue reading →

We packed up and headed off again. We stopped at Carmila Beach for a picnic lunch,originally this was where we were going to camp overnight but Terry found a free camping spot further down the coast called St. Lawrence which … Continue reading →

No one had come to collect fees by the time we headed off for the day. We went into Mackay to fill a gas bottle and explore a little. We did our bit of shopping (including buying gloves) and headed … Continue reading →

We packed up and set off on a full day of driving. We were heading for St. Helens Beach. The camping area was just off the beach and was unmanned. The sign simply said pick a spot and fees will … Continue reading →

Just relaxing around camp – checking winter clothes (still dry) and catching up on emails etc. The peahen numbers seemed to have increased to eight or more. After lunch we went for a drive to the dam wall and drove … Continue reading →

Travel day – from Broadwater to Burdekin Dam. We packed up slowly to allow the tent to dry out as much as possible. On our way through Townsville we stopped for lunch, fuel and shopping then headed out to Burdekin … Continue reading →