What a difference Tyres Make! One of the first issues we had with the Mitsubishi Canter Amesz 4x4 Truck was rocks getting stuck between the rear tyres which if not removed quickly, destroy both tyres. Up to this point we had been lucky and removed the rock before...
There is no doubt now! - an actual picture of Amesz Man "Steve". This is one of my favourite photos of the the 2 boys, high on the headland near Cooktown. It was one of those typical Cooktown afternoons with strong onshore wind. I have always loved the view from the...
New Year in the Hills 30 December 2013 Everything was cold, wet and soaked from the cloud and mist, so we decided to head off early. The call of fresh coffee was high on both our lists of priorities for the morning. Eventually, we made our way through the maze of...
Wandering Around Nowendoc Hills 28 December 2013 Today we just wandered along the dirty roads to the hills around Nowendoc. At one point we could not decide if we should be driving on the tracks off to the south, so we stopped for some help. Before we knew it we were...
Nundle Area 27 December 2013 First stop on this leg of the trip was Nundle to explore the town. The drive through the Dungowen area was very pretty with road travelling alongside a little river with water in it. A walk through Nundle revealed the coffee shop to be...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...