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Month: September 2018

Posted on Sunday, September 30, 2018Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Day 18 – Cairns

Today is just going to be a complete day off. Let the kids spend some time out of their car seats and have some fun.

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Posted on Saturday, September 29, 2018Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Day 17 – Paronella Park to Cairns

The two day park pass included the three guided tours (day, night and hydro plant), but it also included an overnight site in their caravan park. Justine took advantage of the quiet and took Liam over in the morning. They were over there at 8am before the first tours so they had the place practically to themselves.

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Posted on Friday, September 28, 2018Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Day 16 – Murray Falls to Paronella Park

Wake at about 6:30 to the soothing rumbles of a damn truck, pumping out the septic tanks. Ah how’s the serenity?

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Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2018Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Day 15 – Forrest Beach to Murray Falls

27/09/2018

Wash – Rinse – Repeat, In other words a regular relaxed start to the morning. As we’re not in any hurry. Just as well, we were stopped a few times for roadworks on the Bruce highway.

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Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2018Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Day 14 – Townsville to Forrest Beach

26/9/2018

Somehow the morning got away from us. We are up by 7:30, but we’ve decided to spend three nights getting to Cairns, then stay 4 nights in the Big 4 van park in Cairns. So we figure we need to get some supplies for the next three days. So even though the shops are in the next block it took ages to get there.

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Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2018Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Day 13 – Townsville

Up, drop off the car, get the courtesy car to drop me at the radiology centre, x-ray done, and I’m back at the caravan park by about 9:30.

A day to get washing done and do a little more re-arranging of stuff in the van. Let the kids go for a swim to burn off some energy.

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Posted on Monday, September 24, 2018Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Day 12 – Airlie Beach to Townsville

About 3 hours of driving today, but as we are already booked in to a van park in Townsville, it doesn’t really matter what time we arrive, so we are in no rush.

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Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2018Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Day 11 – Halidays Bay to Airlie Beach

We’ve got two days to get to Townsville, so we can take the car in for its service on Tuesday morning. We’re aiming for Airlie beach today, which is only about an hour away, that will leave a 3 hr drive on Monday, but we don’t need to be there till late Monday.

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Posted on Saturday, September 22, 2018Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Day 10 – Flaggy Rock to Haliday’s Bay

A relaxed and slow start to the day. We have planned to do the Sarina Sugar Shed tour at 11, and it is about an hour up the road, so no point in getting away too early. We make use of the shower, yes there is only 1, and pack and get ready to go. I must say for $10 this place was great to stay at.

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Posted on Friday, September 21, 2018Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Day 9 – Emu Park to Flaggy Rock

Day 9 – Emu Park to Flaggy Rock

Up at 5:45 to see the sunrise, Liam is up with me. We saw a few in NZ, but it was great to see it rise over the islands this morning.

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