RV Rambles

We WERE on the road before sunrise, in fact we saw it in the rear view mirror on the way to Kata Tjuta. We were a little regretful that we hadn't gone to the Uluru sunrise viewing area instead because it looked so spectacular even from a distance but we...

As we counted down the kilometres toward Uluru (Ayers Rock) we came across another monolith that to be honest, I had never heard of! Mt Conner is actually linked to the same underground rock formation as Uluru and sits on Curtin Springs Station. An impressive 300 metres high, this towering...

Babinda Rotary Club free camp when we last called through was very picturesque - this time it was experiencing a torrential downpour and we had our own river running past the door. Luckily it was only an overnighter and the next day dawned brighter and drier and the mobile repair...

Our last action packed activity in Mossman was with Backcountry Bliss Adventures, you may remember I mentioned them earlier. We had seen their finish point whilst checking out waterholes. Basically they take a group up the Mossman River, provide snorkels, masks, wetsuits and rafts and combine all four with freshwater...

We had been lucky enough to secure a week in a time share resort in Palm Cove, just north of Cairns, with the dates lining up perfectly for Zoe to be able to join us for a few days whilst there. We were all looking forward to seeing each other...

Leaving Ingham CMCA park and planning on spending a few nights in the CMCA's Innisfail Park, both of which are unpowered, we decided to stop between the two for a powered site to get the washing done! (Yes friends, we still have housework in paradise 😁) A relatively short drive...

I had last visited Airlie Beach - gateway to the Whitsunday Islands - 40 years ago. Russell had never been and despite hearing that it was now somewhat more commercialised it was in too much of a strategic spot to leave off of the itinerary.  We were lucky enough to...

Most of you know my 'DNA story' - in 2020 I discovered 5 new half siblings - and my eldest brother Pete lives in Mackay. This visit to Mackay would be the second time we would meet face to face. We were in Mackay by late morning, set up in...

Still in awe of stunning Lake Mackenzie, on Sunday we decided to check out Poona Lake, also a perched lake but nowhere near as popular as its blue cousin. The explanation is the vegetation that grows around the lake, the tea trees that line its shore deposit tannin in the...

Having successfully traversed greater Brisbane we arrived at Twin Waters in the early afternoon. We spent some time at the Novotel who had thankfully agreed to house the Moho whilst we had our 'mini break' in the nearby (Sebel) timeshare apartment. We were directed to the 'back oval' car park...

The Waterfall Way suffered significant damage in the March 500 mm rain event and the road was closed in several sections between Dorrigo and Bellingen due to landslides but happily it is now traversable again, albeit with some single lane sections still under repair. According to the Moho forums it...

Ellenborough Falls are the highest single drop waterfall in NSW and after a nearly two hour drive from Port Macquarie - the last 45 minutes on a veritable goat track winding up a mountain - the Jimny was happy to stop in the Falls car park, a chilly 10 degrees...

Putting washing machine concerns behind us we decided to follow some more Facebook intelligence and drive the hour or so up to Newcastle to see the Anzac Memorial walk. Newcastle and environs constitute the second most populated area of NSW and its history includes a massive ship building industry and...