Turning South

Nice Blog GB, great pictures particularly the aircraft, you must have an awesome camera!

G'day, wondering how you did the map of your travels on your blog, would love to have the same for my travels. Thanks in advance, John

GB glad you are having a great time. Loved the blog and the photos. Keep them coming. Have to say your track is pretty awsome as well. Something to aspire to!!! LOL

G'day GB,

Enjoyable read and thanks for sharing!

Kind regards

If you head south on the main highway GB you will pass through Lakelands as we did last year. I was amazed at the massive banana plantation there .... the biggest single patch of bananas I have ever seen. I learnt later it was 250ha. The family actually bought 3200ha there a few years ago to cyclone proof their banana business (since Lakelands is off the coast a bit). They own other banana farms at Innisfail I think. There could be more under bananas at the Lakelands farm by now. This family produces over 10% of all banana production in Australia....more than $50m worth as of a few years ago.
A little bit of local history...
Cheers...have a safe and great trip.

nice to see some one else that shoots sony , nice reults

My wife and I stayed at the Home hill comfort stop not knowing about the showgrounds park, will keep that in mind. To your comment about users and abusers, we were informed on 2 occasions of people using free parks around the Charters Towers area and dumping their Grey and black water on the ground at 2 of the 3 sites, also abusing the council staff for no toilet paper at one of the sites. As you have stated this can and will lead to closures, and legitimate camping only allowed on regulated sites at a charge. Looking at the Camps 6 book we see many public dump sites listed as well as some of these sites having toilet facilities serviced by councils. I am sure that this vandilisation will lead to more regulation of these sites.
On a more positive note great blog, photos and map of comprehensive travels But no Tassie?

Gone Bush

I was reading your blog and about the extra seal you put on your waterproof door.

Why did you place it vertically? When if placed horizontally across the top it would still push the door into the seal and would also stop dust going into the gas vent in the lower door.

I have a piece of foam I stick in the top (horizontally) but your solution is so much better.

Alan