Author Archives: terezaron

Day 35 – Monday 23 August 2021 –57 km A group of laughing kookaburras entertained us during breakfast this morning then we had various hens & ducks come up to us as we finished. We had a leisurely pack up, … Continue reading →

Day 34 – Sunday 22 August 2021 –50 km The sound of campers packing this morning & leaving as all the weekend campers start heading back home.  We go for a walk through Granite Gorge again this morning, from the … Continue reading →

Day 33 – Saturday 21 August 2021 –260 km. After a very windy night (Cook Town is a very windy little town) a slow start this morning, we chatted to some of our neighbours & got on the road around … Continue reading →

Day 32 – Friday 20 August 2021 –160 km Today we did our washing first up then started with a drive out the road towards Laura & the Isabella Falls. The falls are not signposted & when we reached the … Continue reading →

Day 31 – Thursday 19 August 2021 – km This morning we took a leisurely walk up to the old Townsville Convent, now the Cooktown Museum. This is notable as it houses an anchor and cannon that were thrown overboard … Continue reading →

Day 30 – Wednesday 18 August 2021 – 327km We got away a bit after 9am & wound our way out of Malanda & through Atherton on the road towards Cooktown. North of Atherton there was a lot of roadworks … Continue reading →

Day 29 – Tuesday 17 August 2021 – 158km We woke up 8.20am this morning, later than usual.  The warm doona was welcome during the night.  It is a cool morning.  We booked in for another night, outside the reception … Continue reading →

Day 28 – Monday 16 August 2021 – 388km We left Cobbold Gorge this morning after chatting to some camping neighbours and letting the tyre pressures down a bit more. It took us around 2 hours over the very corrugated … Continue reading →

Day 27 – Sunday 15 August 2021 – 48km It was really windy during the night and still blowing hard as the sun rose. We packed and let the tyre pressures down. All the people we have spoken to have … Continue reading →

Day 26 – Saturday 14 August 2021 – 280km An easy start today and an easy drive from Georgetown to Forsayth, a bit over 40km through rolling hills and around 8km of good dirt. We booked the last spot at … Continue reading →