Our kids have flown the nest and now its our time to travel throughout the beautiful country we were born and had the privilege of growing up in, and see and explore places we have never been. Australia has to be the best country on the planet – its a big place and in our breaks from work we want to see as much as we can!
A holiday in Beachport, South Australia On our Flinders Ranges trip we stopped in a place called “Beachport” for lunch (after driving along the beach for 2 hours). The pretty aqua color of the water and the long Jetty made an impact on us and we always said we needed to come back one day … Read more
Its always hard packing up and heading home after having such a great holiday. We headed off for coffee and breakfast at a nearby cafe and went for a walk up to the rocks for a last peek at the ocean. We ordered an Uber and were soon on our way to Cairns Airport. Highlights … Read more
From where we were staying we could either walk left or right along the beach. The foreshore is really well maintained with pathways, bbq’s and crocodile warning signs prominently placed however ignored! We could not believe the number of young families and keen early morning sunrise swimmers taking their own calculated risk ( or inability … Read more
We have been to Port Douglas a few times and thought it would to weave in an additional destination on the way back to Cairns. We booked a couple of nights in Trinity beach which is located about 15 minutes drive north of Cairns. Last Breakfast in Port Douglas We packed up our stuff and … Read more
To see the Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation & 4WD Bloomfield Track we decided to lash out and go on an organised one day tour. Billy Tea Safaris operates small personalised tours with custom built 4WD vehicles, with a maximum of 16 passengers per vehicle. We were picked up from our hotel in Port Douglas at … Read more
I love liquorice ice cream and came across the best I have ever had in Port Douglas! We were walking past Capannina late the night before while they were packing up. I asked if they had Licorice ice cream and the owner said yes! We told her we would be back the next day to try … Read more
The highlight of the day was going on the Lady Douglas River Cruise and spotting a crocodile in its natural environment. We had seen crocodiles at Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures on a previous visit to Port Douglas but this was a different experience. Tasty Breakfast at the The Little Larder It’s easy to decide where to … Read more
While on our second day on holidays we had already worked out our TOP 3 Port Douglas Eating and Drinking places. They are Jimmy Rum’s Mixing Lounge, The Little Larder & Seabean Port Douglas. The food and service is excellent at all 3 and we went back multiple times during our holiday. Jimmy Rum’s Mixing … Read more
This was our third visit to Port Douglas because we love it! It is such a relaxed place to be on holidays. Plenty of things to do and its a lovely warm average of 28 degrees in August. ( Which is a great escape from the bitterly cold winter of Melbourne). Port Douglas sunshine here … Read more
Inverloch in Winter Inverloch is a great place to visit for a few days. We were very lucky with the weather and apart from the icy wind it mainly rained at night. During the day we were able to walk to nearby shops, or the beach or get in the car and do all the … Read more
Big Sleep in. Very big sleep in today! Very unusual for us but must have needed it. The State Coal Mine was on our agenda to visit. The above ground area had been highly recommended by the Inverloch Visitor Centre, so after some breakfast we headed off to Wonthaggi which is about a 15 minute … Read more