Yearly Archives: 2015

The Strand in Townsville boasts a waterpark at one end and a seawater lagoon at the other.  We visited the waterpark first (no pictures) and the kids loved it because it had one of those huge buckets that dump freezing cold lovely refreshing water on you every couple of minutes.  We also made a visit to the Rock Pool, an enclosed lagoon of ocean water that is filtered continually.  This means you can swim in the salty ocean water without … Read More

Driving into Townsville you can’t help but notice Castle Hill.  It’s an iconic granite monolith that’s apparently just metres short of being classified as a mountain.  We drove to the top for a view of Townsville from above.  I’ve realised that although I have heaps of pictures of the view, I don’t have any pictures of Castle Hill itself.  You can see pictures of it here.  That means I also don’t have pictures of The Saint painted on the side … Read More

All the birthdays in our family fall in the second half of the year.  The first three birthdays are weeks apart. TurboBug was up first, turning two.  We were on the Sunshine Coast for his birthday.  We did our best to make the day special for him.  We decorated the caravan while Dad took him for a walk.  We know how much 2yo’s love balloons, so we surprised him with plenty of balloons to play with when he returned. Look … Read More

On our drive to Townsville from Innisfail we drove through Ingham where we stopped for a rest.  We realised we weren’t far from Wallaman Falls, the tallest waterfall in Australia!  We found somewhere to ditch park the van for a few hours and drove inland to have a look.  The road to the falls is steep and not recommended for caravans. There’s a lookout at the top of the falls.  Thank goodness, because we were not prepared for a hike … Read More

In northern Queensland these are a common sight at the beaches.  Vinegar to apply in case of jellyfish stings.  Fortunately for us, winter is not the high season for stingers.  They can still be around but generally you can hit the beach without too much worry. This far north you also have to be on the lookout for crocodiles.  They don’t care if it’s winter or not!  See the map below?  We are between Cairns and Townsville at the moment.  … Read More

West of Innisfail in the Atherton Tablelands is an area with several waterfalls.   We were able to drive the Millaa Millaa Waterfall Circuit one sunny afternoon.  It’s a sealed road all the way and takes a few hours or a longer day if you are coming from Cairns.  We weren’t the only ones out that day, we met some of the same people at each waterfall as we made our way around. At each waterfall there is a short walk … Read More