Month: December 2013
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CAIRNS TO AIRLIE BEACH
We had pre-booked into a caravan park at Airlie Beach for 3 nights so we decided we needed an early start to get there before 5pm. As I had a photographer friend in Townsville who I wanted to catch up with, we would need all the time we could get on the road. Before we […]
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LIONS DEN HOTEL TO CAIRNS
The time has come to start heading towards home. My personal reflections so far? Nindigully Pub was an absolute highlight for both of us. I very much enjoyed the journey to my home town of Dirranbandi and meeting up with Anne Young of Begonia Station. Seeing all the buildings that Dad used to work in […]
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COOKTOWN AND ARCHERS POINT, FNQ
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LIONS DEN HOTEL
Well, this iconic hotel deserves it’s own post. I was so looking forward to coming here and I was not disappointed. This whole area was so much fun. Not just the hotel, but the camping grounds were great and we did a day trip up to Cooktown and Archer’s Point (more on that in the […]
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TINAROO TO LIONS DEN HOTEL
After a walk to the Lake again for Pepe to let off some steam, we packed up and headed to the Lions Den Hotel. I was excited by the prospect of the drive and what scenery I would see. Damian has seen all this as he worked and lived up in FNQ for some years, […]
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CHARTERS TOWERS TO LAKE TINAROO
We decided to head to Lake Tinaroo for the night before heading up to the Lions Den Hotel. The landscape has changed dramatically from out west and there is loads of green either side of the road now. Green trees, fields of sugar cane or whatnot. Roadworks still continue along the roads. Most are still […]
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WINTON TO CHARTERS TOWERS
After visiting the Waltzing Matilda Centre in Winton, we headed off towards Charters Towers where we intended to spend 3 nights. We wanted some R&R so Damian could rest from driving every day and we could let Pepe take a break from being cooped up in the car every day. After all, we are on […]
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LONGREACH TO WINTON
We had visited the Stockman’s Hall of Fame this morning knowing that it was only a short journey to Winton. By the time we left Longreach, it mush have been almost lunchtime. The road to Winton was really not much different. Still desolate, parched earth waiting for the rains to flood the plains and deliver […]
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AUSTRALIAN STOCKMAN’S HALL OF FAME, LONGREACH
I don’t know what I can say about the amazing piece of architecture and museum known as the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame. What started as a germ of an idea of Mr Hugh Sawrey became a reality with the help of icons like RM Williams and other Australians. Opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988, […]
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