From Bundaberg Bel and I headed south down the coast. Travel was slow with lots of holiday traffic and road works (always on the holidays!). We stopped off at Burleigh Heads for a flying lunch with Bel's aunty Colleen - we had to park in a 15min zone so it was a very quick visit … Continue reading Back to Beautiful Byron

Steve and I left Emerald early to head east to Bundaberg. We had planned to travel through central West Queensland and NSW but the rain and floods forced us to the coast. We were still getting excited though as we were getting close to home.  Bundaberg is a large port town near the coast and … Continue reading Bundaberg 

After the QANTAS tour we left the mud behind and drove another 400km to Emerald. Emerald is a large, modern country town and the gateway to the Sapphire Gemfields: the largest, and one of the richest sapphire fields in the southern hemisphere. Steve and I set up quickly because more rain was coming! But thankfully … Continue reading Emerald 

After seeing that the Donahue Highway was closed we had to make new plans. Bel and I could risk driving to Jervois in the hope that it opened again, but there was more rain coming and we could get trapped. So we decided that the only way home was North??? A small 600km detour.  It … Continue reading The Long way to Longreach

Steve and I left a cold and cloudy Yulara for Alice Springs.  Uluru and Kata Juta both appeared in the distance and still looked spectacular with the clouds above them.  The road out to the Stuart highway was very wet and quite narrow. There are so many idiots not driving to the conditions and those … Continue reading Alice Springs