by Andrea Rowe | Aug 28, 2014
It’s so hot out here even your shadows can’t be bothered standing up. Rock hard ground slams at the souls of your feet, slender trees seem to withhold their shade, and if the watchful crows had lips they’d be licking them overhead. We are standing at a rather ordinary...
by Andrea Rowe | Aug 26, 2014
Karumba, it’s all Outback by the Sea. It’s also at the Norman River mouth, which makes it the centre for prawning and barramundi, and for hordes of Victorian grey nomads obsessed with fishing, and bad karaoke sessions. Karumba is also the only beach in the...
by Andrea Rowe | Aug 25, 2014
One of the highlights of the long, long Savannah Way is the opportunity you have to journey through history. Milestones and moments in time can creep up on you, and the chance to stop at unassuming towns to stretch your legs can suddenly open up a goldmine. Croydon is...
by Andrea Rowe | Aug 24, 2014
It’s another fine, sunny day. Just one of the many 300 fine, sunny days a year which are enjoyed by Undara Volcanic National Park, 362 metres above sea level. We pull into the Undara Experience … the gateway to explore the nearby natural wonder, and a caravan park and...
by Andrea Rowe | Aug 23, 2014
Hightailing it out of Cairns we head for the hills … the highlands above Cairns known as the Atherton Tablelands, a lush, green, fertile plateau 600 – 1000 metres above sea level. Located between the Bellenden Ker Range and the good old Great Dividing range...
