On the Eastern side of the Cape York Peninsula lies Somerset, and a series of isolated windswept beaches. You can drive along them, and between them, on what’s called The 5 Beaches Loop Track. It was a Friday when we decide to take a trip out in that direction. We drove through Somerset, past Fly…Continue Reading “5 Beach’s Loop Track, Cape York”
By Karina. I guess we all had our own ideas about what the actual tip of Australian might look like: Ahvie pictured grassy hills leading down to a croc-infested sandy beach; Jonah pictured a rocky point leading off to nothing but deep ocean as far as you could see; I expected it to be barren…Continue Reading “The Tip, Cape York”
Loyalty Beach was our base for a few days at the Tip of Australia. The kids could finally go nuts and burn off all that energy that had been building during the long drive and we could relax in the evening in front of a crackling fire. Apart from the lurking crocs in the water,…Continue Reading “Loyalty Beach, Cape York”
Cape York had been on our bucket list for over 10 years. When our friends The Friends (Tom, Jacki, Oliver & Flethcer) decided to join us for this part of our trip, it was made all the more awesome. Here is a snippet of the first part of our adventure, on the way up to…Continue Reading “On the way to Cape York”
Cairns was an opportunity to spend some time in one place and Ellis Beach was the pick. We set up only meters from the beach and didn’t have to pack up for 6 nights. After spending weeks of one-nighters and endless hours of travel this was a welcome luxury and opportunity to rest and recharge….Continue Reading “Cairns and Ellis Beach”
Coming out of Townsville, passing cane field after cane field, we stop at Etty Bay on our way up the coast. A beautiful secluded tropical beach with palm trees, white sand and Cassowarys. It felt soooo good to be amongst some greenery, some trees and some ocean after the dry, dusty, barren yellow scrub of…Continue Reading “Etty Bay”
Townsville and Cairns were our “civilisation” stops. After 3 weeks of dust and vast empty outbackness, a city change was welcome. Townsville was first on the list and it was nice to catch up with old friends; have a jaunt around town and the hill; eat a lunch that didn’t involve ham and cheese; and…Continue Reading “Townsville”
Do you have a menu?”, I asked. “Were having Crumbed steak, chips ‘n salad tonight”, said the publican. “Excuse me?”, I said. “Crumbed steak, chips ‘n salad”, he said again. “But you will have to wait for the next sitting. We are about to serve the first.” The Prairie Hotel, is the only pub…Continue Reading “Little Hotel on the Prairie”
By Karina. It was a Saturday afternoon when we rolled into Winton. The sun was hot; the earth was cracked; the shadows were long; the water smelled of sulphur and the pub was full by 5pm. We set up on our small patch of grass out the back of the Pelican Fuel stop. We were…Continue Reading “Dinosaur Trail: Winton to Richmond.”
By Neil. The long dusty drive in the desert can only be appreciated if you are there, in it. More so if you can see more than just what is in front of your windscreen. We needed a drone for our trip, of course. Here is the first bit of footage we took, the…Continue Reading “Desert Highway”