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North Queensland Trip Day 22 – 26
23 August 2013 Today we left Cooktown heading south. First stop is always the Lions Den Hotel where we like to rest a while and take some photos. From here it was off down the Bloomfield Track to Cairns. In the dry the track is not a challenge to drive. Towards the...
North Queensland Trip Day 15 – 21
16 August 2013 Sadly we departed Chillagoe today, our destination being Cooktown. This meant a long drive and a stock up of provisions at Mareeba. The Mareeba Airshow was on, and the showground was overflowing with grey nomads. After a quick fuel stop we headed for...
North Queensland Trip Day 11 – 14
12 August 2013 Today we dropped out of the high green country of the Tablelands into the dusty creeks and valleys that were mined in years past. We also decided to try and organise a shower along the way as it is always great to freshen up. Approaching Irvinebank we...
North Queensland Chillagoe Photos
Photos of and Around Chillagoe Alison Setup for an evening's photographry at the Chillagoe Smelter Panorama of Chillagoe Rampart Panorama of Chillagoe Smelter in Sepia Tom Prior's 1965 Shelby Mustang Amesz Truck in the Bush Aboriginal Artwork around Chillagoe...
North Queensland Trip Day 7 – 10
8 August 2013 - 9 August 2013 Kinkuna to Carmila Weather has been a little cool and I was keen to get up the coast further to the hotter tempoatures so today we travelled to Carmila. We managed to camp with the many other Grey Nomads on Carmila Beach. When the tides...
North Queensland Trip Day 3 – 6
4 August 2013 We dIdn't enjoy the closed in camping ground very much last night, so we decided to do a little sight seeing, and then return to Kinkuna south of Bundaberg. Steve captured some beautiful photos of sunset on the beach in Kinkuna National Park. 5 August...
North Queensland Trip Day 2
3 August 2013 Kinkuna to Bundaberg and Bustard Beach. Steve was up with the sunrise this morning and was rewarded with some wonderful photos. After breakfast it was off to the Bundaberg Rum Factory. It has been 6 years since we had last visited the factory, and stood...
North Queensland Trip Day 1
2 August 2013 Brisbane to Kinkuna National Park Left a little later than we usually do for a trip like this and being winter the days are short. Arrived in our usual camping spot near Bundaberg and settled in for the evening. The night was still, but cool and clear,...