Rollingstone, Qld The drive north of Townsville is peppered with magic little beachside freedom camps but to my mind, the best place to just kick back and go troppo is the Rollingstone Beachfront Resort. With lake sites and beach view … Continue reading The Places We Love – Rollingstone
Townsville, Qld Townsville is a beautiful city. A tropical paradise situated at the mouth of the Ross River, with Castle Hill providing a pink backdrop to the city. There’s little better than a morning stroll along The Strand watching the … Continue reading The Places We Love – Townsville
Burdekin Cane Farm, near Ayr, Qld We visited this amazing place in July 2018 The farm is on Waterview Road, so named as it skirts a long lagoon. Greg’s farm stay is on mowed lawns under shady mango trees and … Continue reading The Places We Love – Burdekin Cane Farm
Home Hill, Qld We overnighted here in 2016: “The people of Home Hill in Queensland allow RV’s to park for free for 48 hours on the street parallel to the highway and right in the heart of town. Is it any … Continue reading The Places We Love – Home Hill Comfort Stop
Midge Point, Qld Midge Point we were assured, was not named after sandflies and thankfully there weren’t any. That’ll teach us for laughing every time we had passed this way. We thought 3 nights would be nice and stayed for … Continue reading The Places We Love – Midge Point
Cape Hillsborough, Qld Just north of Mackay, the Cape Hillsborough Resort Caravan Park is in a rainforest setting between towering outcrops. The beach is a wide arc of sand of several kilometres which begs to be explored. The grey sand … Continue reading The Places We Love – Cape Hillsborough
Ararat, Vic Day 8 Friday 26/12/2025, Boxing Day, cold windy – 18 With the weather as it is, there is no point in free camping on our way home. We hitch up and head off. Once more hay bales are … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Taking the Long Way Home
Ararat, Vic Day 7 Thursday 25/12/2025, Christmas Day Ararat, cold southerly wind 18 At 10:00am we shove the turducken roast in the oven, commenting on how good these things are, not requiring thawing. It’s then that we notice the first … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – An Aldi Christmas
Ararat, Vic Day 6 Wednesday 24/12/2025 Ararat, breezy 10 – 20 To pique our curiosity, we return to Aradale Lunatic Asylum (Aradale Mental Hospital) once more. Aradale operated as a psychiatric hospital from 1865 until 1998. This time we hoof … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Are We Mad?
Ararat, Vic Day 5 Tuesday 23/12/2025 Ararat, sunny 10 – 20 Woody does the grocery shopping early before the crowds, then we set off for the Gramps at about 10:30. The tourist town of Halls Gap is in The Grampians … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Busy as a One-Armed Shearer’s Cook
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