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Byron Bay

Since we had a trip back to England back in May we knew we’d have to stop travelling and work for a bit to make up the funds. There had been a few different moments when we could have stopped, but obviously we didn’t. By the time we hit Brisbane the bank account was looking… Read More Byron Bay

November 11, 2015November 5, 2015 hitthetoadLeave a comment

Carnarvon Gorge National Park

We had quick overnight stop at Emerald on our way south to Carnarvon Gorge. We hadn’t been able to book a campsite in the national park so we stayed at the Takaraka caravan park located only a couple of kilometres away which turned out to be a great place to stay. The next morning we… Read More Carnarvon Gorge National Park

October 24, 2015October 22, 2015 hitthetoad1 Comment

Eungella National Park

We did battle with Queensland’s national park campsite booking system and secured ourselves a spot at Broken River in Eungella National Park (pronounced Young-ga-la). Located just 80km west of Mackay it is an easy drive apart from one very steep windy section up the mountainside. There are no facilities in the campsite but campers can… Read More Eungella National Park

October 21, 2015October 16, 2015 hitthetoad1 Comment

Cooktown

Cooktown is named after Captain Cook (the first British explorer to map the east coast of Australia) who sailed into the harbor here to enact repairs to the ship after damaging the hull on a reef in 1770. If staying on sealed roads, this is the most northerly town you can reach on the York peninsula, 328kms… Read More Cooktown

October 6, 2015October 2, 2015 hitthetoadLeave a comment

The Devils Marbles

We drove the 462km from the Ayres Rock Resort and landed back in Alice Springs.  We had a couple of days here doing the usual restocking of groceries etc. We were glad to discover that we were in town for the Todd St Markets on Saturday morning where checked out the craft stalls. We headed… Read More The Devils Marbles

September 16, 2015September 16, 2015 hitthetoad1 Comment

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