Hey! You know that Mikey Devitt? This stretch of our journey was a change to having a base and then returning to it each night. We were on the road now, travelling from dawn to dusk, nomads in a...
Cairns – One Step to Melbourne
Best place to to ponder the world! So many memories packed into one week! Frightened at the beginning, seasoned safari experts by the end! Ok, that’s a bit of an exaggeration but this place was such a contrast to...
The Return of Crocodile Dundee and Spartacus
I’m Spartacus and so’s my wife! There has been an overwhelming response in this week’s mailbag to the return of our Australian movie hero, and I can confirm Crocodile Dundee was back in action at Hartleys Croc Adventures. Ever...
Cairns – The Miracle of Behana Gorge
Stop! In the name of love. Just when it’s safe to go back in the water, the Griswalds return to our story, but this does come with a happy ending. So those of you tuning in for a...
Cairns – The Great Barrier Reef Australia
A day to remember! [mappress mapid=”36″] The Great Barrier Reef Australia So it finally arrived, the day we that we came to Cairns for. Yes, it’s the biggest tourist attraction and yes loads of people had done it before...
Cairns – Daintree Rainforest facts and Cape Tribulation
Our back garden There is so much to tell you about Cairns! Up with the parrots this morning, packed lunch in the boot, and with travelling hangovers beginning to furrow our brows we headed in the opposite direction to...
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The lesser known Atherton Tablelands in Cairns
View from Kuranda over Cairns Heading up to the Atherton Tablelands So far, my efforts at saving Penelope Pitstop are more in keeping with Rod Hulls inability to control Emu on Parkinson all those years ago: pretty bloody useless....
Cairns – A Shock to the System – Kewarra Beach
Kewarra Beach, Cairns After wallowing like a sea lion on Coogee beach, our cares floating away with the Fremantle Doctor, (a sea breeze that arrives every day around midday) Michelle and I took the red eye (or midnight horror...
Goodbye Perth and Unexpected Friends
Happy Feet! They say that some places find their way into your heart but when people AND places enter that inner sanctum then you know you’re going to find it difficult to leave anywhere. It was just so in...
Royal Perth Yacht Club – Sailing into History and SupaGolf
Looking South For all of us sports fans there have been those seminal moments when a team or individual triumphed in adversity: Bob Champion on Aldanatti in the 1980 Grand National, Jimmy Connors playing in a grand slam...