The Intolerant Traveller

Heading West

We have made it to Darwin! Yes I realise I am a long way behind in my blog posts but aside from being really busy doing stuff, I haven’t had phone coverage for internet or power to charge my laptop. But I will catch you up on the highlights in more detail in posts to…

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Free Camping

Since heading into the outback along Queensland’s Savannah Way we have discovered the joys of free camping. Technically free camping refers to a lack of facilities, ie no showers, water, power and sometimes no toilets rather than no cost although many are free of charge or only ask for a small donation. Many are located…

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Exploring the Atherton Tablelands

Heading back into the lush, green rainforest and much cooler temperatures, we based ourselves in the town of Atherton to explore the Tablelands. We stayed at a fantastic Big4 caravan park, one of the best we’ve stayed in. Atherton itself is fairly small (although not in comparison to some of the outback towns) but there…

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Chillagoe

After leaving Cairns we had our first foray into the outback as we headed off along the Wheelbarrow Way to Chillagoe. We also hit our first patches of proper gravel roads with some minor corrugations. Terry did us proud though and we made it through with suspension still intact. Thankfully all the eggs were still in…

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Cairns & a Visit From Granny & Pa

Cairns is a lovely city with a definite holiday feel. It is quite the tourist destination with many Aussie and international visitors. The Esplanade is well set up to cater for them too. With a beautiful man made lagoon safe for swimming in that we made great use of, many cafes and restaurants and nightmarkets…

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Eating on the Road

When we started planning our trip I spent a lot of time searching the internet for food ideas. I found recipes and some lists of snacks for in the car (most of which we couldn’t eat anyway) but I still had no idea what people actually ate on a daily basis. So I thought that…

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A Castle in the Rainforest

We are getting much better at the pack up/set up gig which means we have more time on our travel days to squeeze in visiting more amazing places. Our trip from Townsville to Cairns was no exception. The morning we packed up and left Townsville we set ourselves a challenge to get out early and…

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Townsville

After leaving Bowen we continued our trek further North to Townsville. Having decided that we definitely prefer bush camps we opted for another ‘kind-of caravan park come bush camp’ about 30 minutes out of Townsville. Dry, dusty and full of wallaby poo but surrounded by dense green trees, steep cliffs and a sparkling blue lake…

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Spotting Platypus

We decided to detour from the coast for our next stop and headed inland from Mackay toward Eungella. To break our drive we did an overnight in another low cost showground in a tiny town off the highway called St Lawrence. We set up away from all the other travellers so we needn’t stress about…

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A Visit to Nanny & Papa in Yeppoon

Oh dear I have gotten very behind here but we have been busy! We paid Nanny & Papa a visit in Yeppoon last week. Yeppoon is located east of Rockhampton at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef. We actually stayed in a caravan park in Kinka Beach about 15 minutes South of Yeppoon…