Author Archives: tkandjh

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 →

As it rained most of the night we decided to stay put for one more day to give the tent time to dry out before we packed it up. It was getting quite dry by lunchtime but then it started … Continue reading →

Today we woke up to a very overcast, sometimes drizzly day. We drove out to Wallaman Falls the tallest single drop (268 mtrs) falls in Australia. It was quite spectacular but just a pity that it was so overcast and … Continue reading →

Another travel day. We packed up and headed into Broadwater Camping Grounds which are on the bank of a creek with a large, deep section for swimming if the weather was warmer. We arrived after lunch which we had in … Continue reading →

Washing! This morning we caught up with the washing then headed into town to find a place to eat lunch. We found a nice open air restaurant (not difficult as lots of restaurants around here have only a roof and … Continue reading →