We are a family of 5 currently exploring, writing and photographing Australia.
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We have been travelling extensively since 2000 in Australia and abroad, and have recently returned from a 3 month trip zig-zagging our way up to Cape York, and back down through Central Queensland and the Dinosaur Trail... more
In a past life (prior to little kids), Brett and I used to skydive regularly at the Byron dropzone. Obviously skydiving and pregnancy don't go hand in hand, and having sold our parachutes and most of our gear, Brett makes good use of the camera-helmet to wear whilst motor bike riding.
Here is one of the videos he put together with a Foo Fighters soundtrack... more
We are up before the sun today. Our plans are to meet up with the Coffs Harbour 4WD Club and head to Moleton via Lowanna for a bit of gold panning and 4WDing. We are due to meet the 4WDers at 8.30am in the city centre, but we have a mile of things to do before that time.
A lot of running around and everyone is ready and in the car. This is when we discover... more
Pebbly Beach is one of our favourite camping areas. It's quiet (when not school holidays), the fishing is great, the camping is right on the beach, and best of all, it isn't far from home. We took a day trip to Yuraygir National Park also stopping in at Colletts Crossing and "The Key Man".
0 km We zeroed the odometer at the iconic Big Banana and headed North along... more
After a series of rainy days we were starting to get a little bit bored, so I was really pleased when Brett suggested a trip to Dorrigo, my first thought was the waterfalls. They would be awesome, we have never managed to catch the falls after rain so this would be a treat.
Being in the mountains, in a Sub Tropical World Heritage Listed Rainforest... more
Woolgoolga is a leisurely 20 minute drive North of Coffs Harbour. Whether you approach the town from the North or South the diverse nature of Woolgoolga is immediately obvious.
The town is adorned at one entrance by the iconic white temple of the Sikh community and at the other entrance you will be greeted by two large, aging elephants... more
It is a gorgeous sunny day, and we were packed and ready to head up the coast to an area which is fast becoming a family favourite, the Sunshine Coast. During our trip to the tip of Cape York we skimmed past some of the gems closer to home.
Our reasoning was these spots would make great getaways for long weekends... more
After 2 false starts we finally made it out of Coffs. Loaded up and ready to go, we had to pick up 2 sets of security keys for the apartments on the way north. After dropping Julie off at the locksmiths, we realise that we may have left behind one of our wallets, yep, well done…
I made the first of the trips home to find the wallet (which was in the Caravan all along)... more
The first thing we quickly learnt in Tasmania, was that despite the Island being relatively small, no matter how much time you designate to get from Point A to Point B... double it!! In saying his, it's not a bad thing. The scenery throughout Tasmania is absolutely stunning.
In total we spent a little over 4 weeks in Tassie, however this was nowhere near enough... more
Travel - A Three Month Jaunt up the East Coast to Cape York
