Family Idema
in Australia

Traveling along the East Coast
and visiting Carmen

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...

Brisbane

Hooray! Today is Arthur's birthday! In Brisbane! And he's got a whole day to explore the city and make the most of it. We're staying in a motel in a...

Australia Zoo

On to Brisbane, a few hours' drive away. At the suggestion of Sarah, the owner of the cottage, we make a stop at the Australia Zoo, a major attraction in Southern Queensland, near Beerwah. And rightly so, it's a huge zoo, a...

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 Hervey Bay via 1770

We left again today at 10 a.m. Although, on closer inspection (when we returned the key to reception), it was actually 9 a.m., as daylight saving time had started last night. But only in NSW/Sydney, as my phone and watch thought, and...

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...

Airlie Beach, swimming

Today we mapped out the plan for the rest of the trip. We still have a fair distance to go, so we need to spread out the kilometers a bit, and there's a lot to see along the east coast. The weather is (again) 27°C, sunny, and…