Category Queensland

Day 89 – Currumbin

We headed out to the coast today, to the area now known as Currumbin. We’re still in the Yugambeh nation’s land, but Currumbin is the lands of the Kombumerri families or clans. Today was a visit to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary…

Day 88 – Travel to Tamborine Mountain

We’ve spent today on the lands of the Wangerriburra people of the Yugambeh nation. They knew this area as Wonglepong, and we now know it as Tamborine Mountain. We acknowledge the Wangerriburra people as the owners of this land, and…

Day 87 – Australia Zoo and Landsborough

Tonight, we acknowledge that we’ve spent the day on the land of the Gubbi Gubbi people – the lands where Australia Zoo now sits, and where the town of Landsborough now sits. We pay our respects to their elders past,…

Day 86 – Hervey Bay

Today was a day filled with beautiful family time. We started with a slow morning at Mum’s place, which was wonderful and welcomed. Before long though, my sister and her three kids came round, and Daniel, Eliza and Alexander had…

Day 85 – Travel to Hervey Bay

We’ve arrived with a sense of relaxation to the lands of the Butchulla people, in what’s now known as Hervey Bay. We acknowledge the Butchulla people as the owners of this land, and pay our respects to their elders. The…

Day 84 – Rockhampton

Today was a day spent adventuring through a few different things in Rockhampton – I think we got quite a bit covered in one day! First stop was up to Mount Archer – known as Nurim by the Darumbal people.…

Day 83 – Travel to Rockhampton

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…

Day 82 – Longreach

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,…

Day 81 – Travel to Barcaldine

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,…

Day 80 – Winton

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…