Beautiful laid back Hervey Bay – we stayed here primarily so we could visit Fraser island but we were really impressed with the place. We were expecting a mini Gold Coast but much to our delight – no huge high-rise hotels and apartment blocks. A great esplanade that stretched for miles, with lots of gardens,…
During our recent holiday we visited Daydream Island and Hamilton Island which are part of the Whitsunday Islands – a collection islands of various sizes off the central coast of Queensland , Australia. The group’s commercial centre is Hamilton island. Whitsunday islands are a popular tourist destination for travellers to Queensland and the Great Barrier…
Daintree River Cruise There were plenty of warning signs about crocodiles in many areas we’d visited but we hadn’t seen one in the wild so we decided to do the “Crocodile Express” cruise. The cruise takes you along sections of the Daintree River with your guide pointing out wildlife and flora along the foreshore…
As part of our day trip to the Whitsundays we visited the beautiful Whitehaven Beach.
We decided, as we hadn’t seen any crocodiles in the wild (at that stage) we would visit Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures, located just 40 minutes north of Cairns and 25 minutes south of Port Douglas. In the brochure they said “simply the best place to see crocodiles and local wildlife in Tropical North Queensland”. After our…
We had seen the southern end of Fraser Island from Inskip Point on a previous holiday in Queensland so this time we decided to stay in Hervey Bay for a few days and have a trip to the Island.
This post is a bit different, rather than off the main road NZ, it’s on mainly main roads, Queensland Australia. I say on the main roads as the rental car company gave us a map and told us not to go off the grey shaded area – we were told that “there’s nothing but sand…
It’s always a pleasure to visit Oamaru’s Historic Precinct, it’s like stepping back in time, with it’s beautiful old buildings, cobbled streets, quirky markets and shops. This time it was a long weekend day out, taking in the Steampunk market, and a wander through the old streets on a gorgeous winter day. Followed by fish and…
We had been to Shanty Town years ago and on a recent trip to the West Coast, we wondered if it was worth another look – it certainly was.
We were just heading home along the coast road when we saw a big storm heading our way, so we rushed home, I grabbed my camera and got some photos.
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