General

  • My Fishing Mate

    The famous quote, “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey”  by American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson captures the moment I met Lino. I was fishing off Ellis Beach in Queensland, when I noticed…

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    Pindan Dust

    Long distant travels on red dusty roads are a signature of the Aussie outback. The fine dust gathers in a cloud, billows into the air enveloping everything in its path, and then gently…

  • Weipa

    Weipa is essentially a mining town. The Mining and Town Tour is an excellent three hour experience and the guide is very knowledgeable. Book ahead as this is very popular. The West Cape…

  • Rapid Bay

    Rapid Bay is 100 k’s south from Adelaide on the Fleurieu Peninsula. A steep, descending road winds its way through the undulating hills to a quaint town. The campground is directly on a…

  • Timboon

    Now this wasn’t quite what we had in mind for morning tea. We sampled a variety of cheeses and yoghurts at Timboon Cheesery. They were so delish, we could have bought the lot,…

  • Port Stephens

    So much to see and do in Port Stephens. Warm and sunny, we decided to explore the beaches. Shoal Bay, Fingal and Zenith are great for swimming. We also fished off Nelson Bay…

  • Tocumwal to Dubbo

    We left Melbourne on March 18th and slowly making our way north hoping to make it to Cape York. We decided to head inland, bypass Sydney and we figured we should hit the…

  • Horizontal Falls

    What an exhilarating experience! Today we flew back up to Cape Leveque to the Horizontal Falls in the Buccaneer Archipelago. We took an eleven seater seaplane which landed in dramatic fashion on Talbot…