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Springbrook National Park, QLD: Revisit in April 2015 Day 3.
After waking up bright and early we drove approximately 4 km to the Tallanbana Picnic Area carpark to start the Twin Falls Circuit, a 4 km, Class 3 walk. We just love this scenic trail as it winds in...
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Springbrook National Park, QLD. Revisit in April 2015: Day 4.
Day 4 was an easy day with a cooked breakfast and time to relax watching the campsite birds before starting a leisurely pack up.Morning view from our tent, The Settlement Campground.We had another...
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Kalinga Park, Clayfield, Brisbane QLD.
Three and a half years ago, I had a rather spectacular mountain bike accident that came very close to killing me. My life has changed a lot since that fateful day. After a stint in hospital and eight...
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Lamington National Park, QLD. Camping and Accomadation. Green Mountains/...
While we are waiting for the delivery of our new Kimberley Karavan we decided to go winter camping again in the Green Mountain section of Lamington National Park. Lamington National Park has beautiful...
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Lamington National Park, QLD. Walks and Wildlife: Revisit.
On our recent camping trip to the Green Mountains section of Lamington National Park there had been heavy rain in the days prior to our arrival. We had intended doing half of the Border Track (10.7 km...
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Amamoor State Forest, QLD. Amamoor Creek Camping Area.
Amamoor State Forest is about 170 km north of Brisbane. The road in from Amamoor is suitable for 2WD vehicles towing caravans, however, flooded creek crossings can cause the road to be closed after...
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Ewen Maddock Dam, Sunshine Coast, QLD.
View of Glass House Mountains over Ewen Maddock DamEwen Maddock Dam is a 16 km drive west of Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast or a 12 km drive north of Australia Zoo. Access is limited to daylight hours...
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Glastonbury Creek Campground, Brooyar State Forest, QLD.
Glastonbury Creek Campground in Brooyar State Forest is about 21 km north-west of Gympie. Turn left into Petersen Road at Bells Bridge and follow the signs to the campground. The entrance road is...
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The Gympie Duck Pond and Chatsworth Park, QLD.
Lake Alford ParkThe official name for The Gympie Duck Pond is actually Lake Alford Park and it can be found on the southern side of Gympie. At the main entrance, directly off the Bruce Highway, there...
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Angourie and Yuraygir National Park, NSW.
A couple of years ago we stayed in Yamba for a few days and while we were there we spent a day looking around Angourie and exploring the Angourie Walking Track which is part of the much longer, four...
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The Australian Army Flying Museum, Oakey, QLD.
We made a fast one day trip to Oakey last week. We were on a tight schedule but we've had the Australian Army Museum on our must do list for a while so we managed to fit in a visit while we were there....
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Tomaree National Park, NSW: revisit.
We previously posted a blog about Tomaree National Park and how that visit inspired us to return and have a closer look at the beautiful places we could see from Tomaree Mountain Lookout.View from...
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Yacaaba Head, Hawks Nest, NSW
As mentioned in previous blogs, we were so inspired by the views from Tomaree Mountain in Tomaree National Park that we vowed to return and go to the places we could see from the top. Looking north we...
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Nambucca Heads, NSW.
On one of our roadtrips we stayed the night in a cabin at the White Albatross Holiday Park in Nambucca Heads. This is a pet friendly caravan park with loads of facilities for a family holiday. It was...
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Shake Down Trip with our New Van: Main Range National Park, QLD.
Two days after becoming proud owners of our new Kimberley Karavan we set off on a shake down trip. We stopped for lunch at Fassifern Reserve. This is a free camping area on the side of the road with...
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Girraween National Park, QLD: Part 1.
Girraween National Park, QLD.On the second day of our shakedown tour we drove from the Goomburra Section of Main Range National Park to Girraween National Park in southern Queensland. We had previously...
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Girraween National Park, QLD: Part 2. The Pyramid, Granite Arch and Junction...
We woke up early and it was a fine dry day so we decided to do The Pyramid Track. On our previous visit to Girraween National Park we were unable to climb The Pyramid because there was light rain and...
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Girraween National Park, QLD: Part 3: Underground Creek.
It's a short drive, on an unsealed road, to Dr Robert's Car Park from the Day Use Area or the camping areas in Girraween National Park.The Underground Creek TrailThe Underground Creek Trail is a Class...
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Girraween National Park, QLD: Part 4: Dr Robert's Waterhole.
The parking area for Dr Robert's Waterhole and the Underground Creek tracks is a short drive on an unsealed road from the Day Use Area in Girraween national Park. I have covered the Underground Creek...
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Girraween National Park, QLD: Part 5: Mount Norman.
Mount Norman from near the start of the walk.We drove from our campground in Girraween National Park to the Mount Norman Day Use Area. We did find it quite a challenge to find so I suggest getting good...
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