Monday August 3rd 2015 The awning was saturated with dew so we packed up slowly and we were driving out one end of the campground as the ranger drove in the other - so ou paths never met. Mal did stop at the swimming hole for one last snap, but the light was completely wrong and it was a crappy shot. We drove through the little village of Junbun which is an all aboriginal settlement - it brought home to Mal the different ways a person can weigh up the ...

Friday - 31 July We didn't race to get away. We retrieved the washing from the line and checked that we could still access the internet - well that took longer than we would have hoped - maybe we have it sorted now. The traffic was light as we ran North to Townsville - we found an Auto store and purchased a spare air filter for the run up the cape. Then grabbed some groceries and had lunch at Rowe's bay where the Loch Ness monster basks in the winter suns...

Day Eight - Wednesday The sun came up this morning like a lava lamp - squeezed by the thick bands of cloud - a large soft orange globule of light. The ducks swam on regardless and the swans lost none of their regal countenance. Large paperbark trees sat contented on broad complex woven cushions of roots and the breeze stroked the lake urging it to wake to the new day. We broke camp, drove around in circles for a bit till we finally headed west towards...

Day Six - Monday Peaceful night even with the highway a stones throw away. St Lawrence is an interesting little spot - no marina -yet, no casino - yet - no big tidy up - that would strip all the character away - it has the remains of an old meat works down by the inlet - it is a great little spot with a very large and generous free camp at the show grounds just outside of town. We headed for the hills to get off the highway - there is a small dirt road tha...

2015 07 24 Day Four - Saturday Well we woke up on Russell and Deb's footpath - well yes we were not drunk but just happily camped in Vicki. Slow start, time to have some breakfast, play a bit of guitar before Russell and Deb made an appearance. It has rained very lightly and there was still the hint of rain in the air, so we went inside to discuss Russell's latest project - using a whole bunch of Corn Whiskey bottles to make a patterned window/light admittin...