Before we started on our trip around Australia I heard about the Mon Repos Turtle Centre, where you can go to watch sea turtles laying eggs on the beach. That sounds absolutely magical! It made my list of things we had to see on our trip. I was so glad we ended up nearby and could visit. Mon Repos is near Bundaberg, and we stayed in nearby Elliott Heads. Unfortunately for us, it was the wrong time of year to … Read More
Here’s a catch-up post. I’m going to call them flashbacks. From earlier in our trip, so the post is out of order. Hopefully I’ll be able to sneak these in from time to time and catch up on blogging about some of the places we’ve been. I’m finding it near impossible to keep up, every time I feel close to caught up it all gets away from me again! On our way up the east coast we spent a couple … Read More
After Mulambin we drove several days in a row to get all the way up to Cooktown. It was tiring, driving for several hours and staying for just one night at our stops along the way. Cooktown is as far north as the sealed road goes, so this is as far north as we will be going on this trip. The plan is to make our way back down the coast as far as Mackay, then we’ll head inland all … Read More
On the way to Mulambin we made a quick stop in the town 1770. I’ve always been curious about the town but it has always been soooo far away on the map. But suddenly we were nearby! We decided to stop in for a quick look. The town is called 1770 after the year that Captain Cook landed there. It was the first place he landed in Queensland. It turned out to be a holiday spot. A beautiful one. … Read More
Jumping ahead again! Emu crossing! Yay! We soon found out why… The caravan park had its own resident emu! He was not shy and often came over when he saw us outside. He wasn’t afraid of the kids at all, he probably knew they were likely to have food. This is officially my favourite kind of palm. It’s like the branches are in 3D. I think it’s a foxtail palm. We went across the road to have a bike ride … Read More
While we were staying in Hastings Point we drove down to Byron Bay to visit the most eastern point on the Australian mainland. It’s at the Cape Byron lighthouse, which is a state conservation area and a really popular spot, especially on the weekend! We drove up to the top only to find it too crowded to park. We were lucky to find a spot not too far down the drive so we were able to easily walk up to … Read More