After Cooktown our plan is to make our way down the coast as far as Mackay and then head inland. After we saw the rock art in Laura we went to Mareeba for a few days. We had spent a night here on our way north. The town has a rodeo grounds you can camp at and these usually charge less than caravan parks which is good for our family. The amenities are never as nice at show grounds but … Read More
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
Does this count as a roadsign for my collection? Not exactly what you think of as Australian animals, but we see a lot of these signs! So far up this way we’ve seen wandering cattle, but no sheep yet. After Cooktown we spent a night in nearby Lakeland so that we could make a quick visit over to Laura to see the Aboriginal rock art at Split Rock. (I never know whether I’m supposed to capitalise Aboriginal, I see it … Read More
While in Cooktown we had to visit the James Cook Museum. It was a must-see on our list. I’d read that it was one of the best small museums in Queensland, so I was really looking forward to it. So much history to take in here! The museum is in an old convent built in the late 1800s. Part of the museum is dedicated to the history of the convent. I wish I had a picture of the staircases inside. … 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
With our Melbourne Museum membership there are several museums around the country that we can get into for free. I think there were three in Sydney, but we only went to the Powerhouse Museum. We came straight to Sydney from Canberra and we were all museum-ed out. :) We weren’t quite sure what to expect a this museum, they have everything from a hands-on science section to a history of underwear display to a Wiggles exhibit. Quite the variety. To … Read More