Tonight we’ve moved back to the Queensland coast, and we’re grateful to be on the lands of the Darumbal people in what’s now known as Rockhampton. We acknowledge this has always been their land, and we pay our respects to…
Today we headed back up the road about an hour to Longreach. When we were planning out the holiday, we wanted to do things in both Barcaldine and Longreach – but with trying to squeeze so much into the holiday,…
This evening we’re on the lands of the Iningai people in Barcaldine. We pay our respects to the elders of the Iningai past, present and emerging. It was only a relatively short drive deeper into Central Queensland from Winton today,…
Today was a bit more of a relaxed day. We had a few things we wanted to check out around town, but we also wanted to opt for having some time of doing nothing much at home, ahead of a…
Happy birthday, Daniel! We started out this morning celebrating Daniel’s 11th birthday, reading the birthday messages we’d written for him, and him opening a couple of small presents from all of us. His big present from the family comes later…
After a full day of driving, tonight we’re resting our heads on the lands of the Koa people, the traditional owners and native title holders of this area around Winton, and extending to Corfield, Kynuna and Middleton. We pay our…
I’m sure Townsville is lovely, and there’s plenty to see there – but choosing to come over to Magnetic Island for 3 nights rather than stay in Townsville is possibly the best decision we made in planning this trip. It…
Today was just the day we needed – slow paced, relaxing and full of beach. The kids were up at about 7am, but with no rush to get moving, Debbie and I enjoyed sleeping in until about 8am. Magnetic Island…
Magnetic Island is our home for the next 3 nights. This island is known as Yunbenun by the Wulgurukaba people, who are the owners of this land. We pay our respects to the Wulgurukaba elders past, present and emerging. Late…
About an hour and a half south-east of the Atherton Tablelands is the beautiful Mission Beach area. We started the day at Charley’s Chocolate Factory – one of the only chocolate producers in Australia who make chocolate from the tree…