Category: To travel

Return trip

That's it. Now just a smooth flight back. 15 + 7 hours of flying, with a 3-hour layover. The flight was uneventful, as it should be. When you experience exciting things with airplanes, it's usually not good. A whole day...

To Port McQuairie

We're leaving the charming cottage park in Byron Bay. Driving to Sydney is still too far, so our destination is halfway there: Port Macquarie. We stop in Coffs Harbour for lunch at the botanical gardens. It's almost becoming a tradition. Buying plants...

Gold Coast

To Byron Bay, not very far. But there were heavy traffic jams and slow driving, five lanes wide, for almost an hour. We decided to drive along the Gold Coast, Australia's top holiday destination. It might be a good idea to stop by...

Towards Noosa

We checked out with the owner, who had helped us briefly last night. We probably messed with the toaster, because suddenly the power went out. She was an hour and a half away, but after that, it was quickly fixed.

To Rockhampton

Next destination is a stopover: Rockhampton, about 500 km south, the second-largest city in the state of Queensland. I still managed to get there from ten to six. The speed limit on the highways is 110 km/h, and often 100 km/h. Good facilities, though...

To Airlie Beach

We're leaving the island again, heading for Airlie Beach, 400 km further south (a short distance by Australian standards). At the ferry terminal on the mainland, we looked for the car again; it wasn't allowed on the ferry by the...

To Magnetic Island

We leave the hostel in Cairns. We take a taxi (there's no bus here) and head to the airport to rent a car. We've sorted out the paperwork at Avis, and we get an Outlander, and all three of us get to drive it.