Day 51: Millaa Millaa What is that wet stuff that falls from the sky! We had almost forgotten what rain was like, we haven't had any since we were in Adelaide but we had sporadic showers today. The day started with a little bit of cleaning including the outside of the van. Darren got to use his new water broom that he bought at the caravan and camping show, he's pretty impressed with it. Next on today's itinerary was a visit to Mamu. Mamu is a rainforest w...

Day 50: Undara to Millaa Millaa I do believe we found one of Australia's best kept secrets! We are fast discovering that there is so much to see and do in this beautiful country of ours that 14 weeks just isn't enough time to see it all. Our morning started with a hike to the top of Kalkani Crater. Kalkani crater is one of many dormant volcanos in the Undara area. Undara is a dormant volcano that exploded hundreds of thousands of years ago and created the l...

Day 49: Charters Towers to Undara We ventured off this morning with only a vague idea of where we would stay tonight. After farewelling our gracious hosts, Marni and Dave, we hit the road heading in the direction of the Atherton Tablelands. We decided to travel the inland route which would have been beautiful had it not been for all the roadworks that delayed our journey. Due to the delay and the fact I was really tired, we decided to stay at Undara for the n...

Day 48: Hughenden to Charters Towers The first task this morning was to ring Nana and wish her a happy birthday. Darren was such a good son, after stressing all day yesterday reminding himself not to forget, he rang his mum at 8am with a birthday greeting. We spent a combined half an hour on the phone with her telling her all about our trip so far and hearing all the news from home. Happy birthday Nana, we hope you had a great day! Xxxxx Once off the phone w...

Day 47: Hughenden After a few days of constant driving an easy morning was the order of the day. So we got up after waking up naturally. Darren had a restful nights sleep last night which means I did too. The plan was to visit Flinders Discovery Centre and Porcupine Gorge, so after doing a load of washing and having breakfast we set off on our way. First stop was the discovery centre which houses the dinosaur museum and the information centre. We armed our...