A marathon, a first place and a tired set of legs…

Jun 06, 2012 No Comments by

Ben proves he can outrun the best of them, leading his team to glory in the first Ironman Cairns.

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Tyto wetlands and on to Lucinda

Aug 05, 2011 No Comments by

The Tyto wetlands on the outskirts of Ingham have been developed over the last few years as a nature reserve and are now one of the top sites for viewing the many species of birds that visit this beautiful 120 hectare site.

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Finally Palm Island…

Aug 01, 2011 No Comments by

We stopped off to visit the Aborginal community school on Great Palm Island..

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Sailing on the ‘Camira’ to Daydream

Jul 11, 2011 No Comments by

The weather forecast was looking good for our days sailing around the Whitsundays aboard the ‘Camira’, one of the world’s fastest catamarans, for a quick trip to Daydream Island.

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Keswick – ‘The Treasured Island’

Jun 30, 2011 No Comments by

Before flying out to Keswick Island we spent a couple of days in Mackay, where we met up with Ben and the crew when they sailed in from Percy Island.

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Yachties hangout….

Jun 24, 2011 1 Comment

Legend has it there is a boat shed with our name on….we went to find it

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Yeppoon to the Capricorn Caves

Jun 21, 2011 No Comments

From the pretty seaside town of Yeppoon to the spectacular caves of Capricorn.

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Prudhoe Island – snorkel with the sharks….

Jun 20, 2011 No Comments

Black Tip reef sharks patrolling the foreshore on Prudhoe Island…I had a snorkel with them!!

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Heron Island and on to the Gemfields

Jun 14, 2011 No Comments

One of the jewels in the Capricorn group of islands within the Great Barrier Reef is Heron Island, a coral cay surrounded by pure white sand and crystal clear turquoise blue waters.

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Cania Gorge, Lady Musgrave and Gladstone

Jun 06, 2011 No Comments

Our next destination was the beautiful Cania Gorge National park and our route there from Bundaberg via Mount Perry passed through stunning scenery and over some very steep roads, but our Apollo Motorhome sailed up and down them with no worries.

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