We recently stayed at Dicky Beach Holiday Park on the Sunshine Coast. Following are a few photos of the area and local attractions. My review of Dicky Beach Holiday Park is here. SS Dicky shipwreck Dicky Beach was named after the iron steamboat, the SS Dicky, which ran aground in 1893 in heavy seas. The ship was re-floated, but heavy seas pushed the ship back onto the sand where it remains. No lives were lost … more »
We recently stayed at the BIG4 Kingaroy Holiday Park. The description on their website is not as we saw it. BIG4 Kingaroy Holiday Park caravan sites The tiny office/”shop” was not air conditioned and was very hot when we visited. People had to wait quite a while to check-in because they had only one girl on duty and she seemed to take ages to process new arrivals. We were not given a slab at … more »
Stradbroke Island has many attractions, such as beaches, 4WDing and fishing. But if you are more into nature, then North Gorge walk at Point Lookout is a major tourist attraction on Straddie offering some of the best land-based humpback whale watching anywhere in the world. All iconic locations around the world have a memorable physical landmark. For Stradbroke Island, this physical landmark is North Gorge walk. Whale watching on Stradbroke Island North … more »
Duck Creek Road is a great track to try if you are new to four wheel driving, or only have a soft roader or SUV. With the drought-breaking rain in recent years, Duck Creek Road has become sufficiently rough to warrant carefully thinking about where you plant your wheels, but not so challenging that you are likely to get stuck or seriously damage your vehicle. I recently took the family on a four … more »
Kondalilla National Park is a great place for a walk through the bush, but don’t expect four wheel drive trails in this national park. We had not been planning to visit Kondalilla National Park. Rather, we were driving home from somewhere else and thought the my girls needed to get out for a run. Spotting the sign, we headed down there. We visited on Easter Saturday and the car park was bedlam – fortunately we … more »
I had been summonsed home. I figured I had had a pretty good time on my Tasmania road trip (follow tag here), so left my overnight stop at Lake Jindabyne intent on getting as far north as possible that day. Once again, rather than detailed planning, I just headed north, following the signs towards Queensland. As I was trying to get home quickly, I did not stop for the customary photographs of every … more »
The Newell Highway is an easy, but somewhat boring drive. It is the main freight and transport route between Melbourne and Queensland, including Brisbane and north Queensland. I had bought my Toyota Prado only two weeks before I drove the Newell Highway to get to Tasmania for a family holiday. I was to drive down; my wife and young children were flying down. I had four days to meet them in Tasmania, including the ferry trip … more »