AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 6 Aug 2011 | Views [199]
The drive seemed long from Townsville to near Proserpine. We travelled through land that was so much like the land we have travelled over for much of the trip - savannah woodland, but there were also flat coastal plains covered in sugar cane or bare except ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 5 Aug 2011 | Views [187]
Townsville is a very different town from Cairns as it is in what is called the dry tropics - it gets less rain and so there are no rainforest areas close by. The town is built around a hill called Castle Hill which is made of "pink" granite ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 4 Aug 2011 | Views [278]
Not a great deal to report today. As we set off from Cairns the traffic was heavy but the scenery was wonderful. Beautiful, varied coloured street plants in Cairns, rainforest covered mountains, green fields of sugar cane and Queenslander houses with ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 3 Aug 2011 | Views [226]
Today we visited Gordonvale just south of Cairns - it was called Nelson in 1909 when my mother was born in the town. While there we visited the Mulgrave Settlers Museum to see if the had any Trenam information but unfortunately they did not. The museum ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 2 Aug 2011 | Views [196]
John needed a haircut today so we had to stay near the park till 11.30. I joined some other women in the camp kitchen for a craft and chat morning while John got on with rereading Catch 22 which he was last reading when Christopher was born. After lunch ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 2 Aug 2011 | Views [234]
This morning we went into Cairns city so that I could go to the City Library, to try to do some more family history research,while John visited the Cairns Regional Gallery as well as another small gallery of aboriginal art near the esplanade. Next it ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 2 Aug 2011 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 2 Aug 2011 | Views [189]
An early start today to ensure Lyn was on time for her flight back to Brisbane. The trip was uneventful and seemed to go much quicker than the trip up to Cooktown. The inland road is excellent so I am sure that Cooktown will have more visitors in the ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 30 Jul 2011 | Views [436]
First a comment about Cooktown. It is a small fishing and holiday town with a population of about 2000 permanent residents. It is surrounded by mountains and the sea with the river flowing past the main part of town. Many of the houses are weatherboard ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 29 Jul 2011 | Views [480] | Comments [1]
This morning we visited the History Centre which has an excellent display showing the history of the people living in this area including the aboriginal people, the miners, prominent people and the chinese settlers - well worth a visit. Their research ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 29 Jul 2011 | Views [444] | Comments [1]
It was with some sadness that we left fabulous Port Douglas but were looking forward to Cooktown. There was a rather twisty stretch of road through the range covered in rainforest and then suddenly we were back in savannah woodland. 300km later and after ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 29 Jul 2011 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 | Views [286] | Comments [1]
Today we slowed the pace of activity but had a very enjoyable day. Our first stop was 4 mile beach near Sharon and John's holiday house. Then we drove up to Flagstaff Hill lookout where the view was fantastic. Any one out there with a lot of money may ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 26 Jul 2011 | Views [208]
This morning we did a short walk at Mossman Gorge which the photos in no way show how wonderful a place it is. John wanted to visit a glass gallery but had left the directions back at the van. Fortunately we stumbled across their sign and after following ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 26 Jul 2011 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Monday, 25 Jul 2011 | Views [260] | Comments [1]
A lazy day today! Took photos in Anzac Park and intended to go shopping but Lyn arrived from Brisbane and rang to say she was sitting in our annex so we went back to collect her. We then walked the main street, checking out the shops and galleries before ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 24 Jul 2011 | Views [212]
This morning we attended the Port Douglas Sunday Market. Although there were lots of people it was mainly easy to move around and there were some very good quality items for sale - we managed to buy a few things. What a magnificent location Port Douglas ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 24 Jul 2011 | Views [245]
Today we drove along the picturesque road from Cairns to Port Douglas - is this the Australian equivalent of the Amalfi Coast? The caravan park presented problems with a large tree and no friendly gentleman to help us into the park but I managed to park ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 22 Jul 2011 | Views [321]
We had a very scary trip down the mountain to Cairns - our first really windey section of road with impatient drivers behind. John, driving at the speed limit, pulled over into a small passing lane and one car passed easily, the second was an idiot ... Read more >
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