Travelogues Queensland

Another stop on our journey was Townsville. We chose the city purely based on its geographical location and didn't really research it beforehand. Unfortunately, all the...

Paronella Park is written on the sign 😉

But unfortunately without sunshine. The rain caught up with us, what a f.... We drive along the coast, one town more beautiful than the other, if the weather would cooperate it...

After a hearty breakfast, we drove to Mackay, where the ranger was already waiting. Then we took a mini bus to Finch Hatten Hilton. To a great jungle BBQ spot where we could...

11/06/17 Our speedboat departs at 9 am from the port of Airlie Beach. There are 9 other people on the boat with us heading to the Whitsundays. Unfortunately, we didn't have good...

05/06/17 At 7:30am, we will be picked up by the 4WD/bus and after a short drive, we will take the ferry to the largest sand island in the world. We will drive along 75 Mile...

On Friday, 21.04.2017, we took the ferry to 'Magnetic Island' for two nights. The island was discovered by the British captain James Cook and his crew for Europe in 1770. When...

'Travel is the departure from one's little pond. It is the bold renouncement of the petty comforts that hold us prisoner. It is a movement away from the known towards the...

I'm making breakfast, Rebecca is using the pool for an early morning swim. After our morning dose of cereal with fruit, we set off. The drive from Hervey Bay to...

After returning the camper van, we spend our last days in Australia in Cairns. We stroll through the Night Market and explore the city a bit. One highlight is the tour where we...

Our northernmost destination should be Cooktown, so we drive the long, kilometer-long straight roads through the wilderness. Our path is lined with thousands of termite mounds,...

On our way to Cardwell, we make a stop at Crystal Creek where we enjoy the cool pools of the waterfalls and slide on the slippery rocks. We stay overnight at a campsite teeming...

Today was yet another day from dark to dark, in short: it was long. It was a 'Sea Day' to a special destination, the destination was 'Moore Reef', which belongs to the 'Great...

The night continued to bring heavy rain and the sky was gray when we set off, but it was 22 °C. We are in the tropics, yet it's 'Autumn'! After 70 km, we made a stop in Bowen....

What a day! After nearly 500 km northwards to Airlie Beach, we have arrived at Snow White in the woods behind the mountains. Not the typical Queenslander house, but a very nice...

With this pink vehicle, we went through the water in the afternoon, but more on that later. Today was Robinson Day; we don't have an island but explored our peninsula. Early on,...

After two days in the 'outback', we returned to the Pacific today, 240 km further north. A strong wind was blowing along the way, and the app had forecast rain for the afternoon....

Day 102 of 175: Cruise around the world - Townsville/Australia - Small Saltwater Crocodile at the Terminal

Thanks to the long route the day before, we were able to start the day a little more relaxed today. Had breakfast, put more tape on the broken valve and got the camper ready to...

We spent the third night in Australia with a full 10 hours of sleep before, after a quick breakfast, we got the camper ready and set off for Airlie Beach. A short stop at the...

There it was, our last destination on the east coast of Australia. After a little over four weeks and a total of twelve stops, our time here was already coming to an end. For...

We arrived in Cairns around noon. After docking, we immediately went on a large catamaran to go to the Great Barrier Reef. The catamaran was spacious and well-equipped. We could...

In a week, we will be heading back to Melbourne, where we will have one night before flying home. So, we want to make the most of the last week and start the day with a walk on...

Today we will spend the day in Agnes Water. First, we will drive to the Seventeen Seventy district and walk along the Walking Trail Trailhead by the sea. We will reach the...

13.02.23 It's warm, no, almost hot. It's only 6:30 am. Nevertheless, or precisely because of that, we are already awake. In addition, there is a salty and humid veil in the air....

12.02.23 The clock shows shortly before seven and we are both wide awake. Today we have our cruiser tour on the Gold Coast. We have a hearty breakfast, not that we are very...

Friday, 28.10.2022 In the morning, we went for a walk again. It was already very hot. As soon as the sun is out, it has immense power. Later, we went on another trip to...

Thursday, October 27, 2022 We got up early to admire the sunrise in Rainbow Beach. Then we headed back towards Redcliffe. For the return journey from Rainbow Beach to Redcliffe,...

Monday, 17th October 2022 Today Hannes and I took the train to Brisbane City. A stark contrast to the rather tranquil Redcliffe: skyscrapers and lots of construction sites. Our...

Perfect day for the trip up to the Tip of Cape York, Pajinka - mixture of sun and clouds, no rain. From the car park it is a short climb up a hill and down to the Cape York tip...