Hi guys, we have now left Mackay and it is a surprisingly nice place to visit. I think that FNQ has blossomed in the last few years. The locals take a lot of pride in the gardens and landscape and it helps that they are not short of water so the place is fairly green. It is crushing season which means all the cane is getting chopped and sent to the mills for our lollies and whatever else they make with sugar. Toddy went to college up here for his industrial chemi...

Hi Guys, we are in Mackay now after spending a couple of days with Chris and Julie and their little girly girl Jassy. What a delight she is, just like her mum and dad. Charters towers is an interesting place about 90 mins inland from Townsville. It has a lot of history steeped in Gold and has the first exchange building in Australia. In the late 1800's it boasted 65 hotels, lots of people came to find their fortune. We stayed there over night with the horses t...

Hi guys, well I have to tell you about Daly waters, we were there a night and that was enough.It is more known for its pub. It is an out back town with a pub, a caravan park attached, a couple of 'wedge tail eagles' and really good pub grub. Hugh had a pig fall for him and follow him around a little bit when we went to the pool. The pig also fell in love with my camera, he tried to eat it. Funny little b*****. Pigs mum came and got him a bit later, he protested ...