Bilyana Rest Area
A quick highway stop north of Cardwell. There is a large space behind the main park which is away from the main highway noise and situated next to the railway line. This suits me as I love the sound of trains in the night. From Balgal Beach along the Bruce Highway you pass by the […]
Balgal Beach
A very good free camp on the beach if you can get a spot as it is very small. A gentleman from near Cairns responded to my ebay ad and offered to buy my kayak, happy days. I will have to review my ‘planned’ route slightly to deliver the kayak in the next couple of […]
Bluewater Park
A free dedicated camping area on the Bruce Highway run by the Townsville Council, maximum stay is 48 hours. A fairly pleasant spot alongside the creek with facilities, parklands, close to beaches etc. It is very popular and late comers were finding it difficult to get a camping spot. Today I purchased a Gazebo (stand […]
Cromarty Creek Boat Ramp
I ended up here after abandoning the previously selected camp just north of Ayr due to excessive road noise. I nearly missed this spot as I became disoriented and was about to turn around when the camp appeared. I picked up my new portable backup generator from Ayr earlier in the day. Maybe that’s one of […]
Wunjunga
Funny Dunny Park is a quiet little park on the beach near the settlement of Wunjunga south of Home Hill. I stopped here in December 2019 and remembered it as a nice enough place for a couple quiet days at the beach. I back-tracked to this camp to fill time while I awaited my new […]
Alva Beach
Alva is the main beach destination for the town of Ayr, between Bowen and Townsville. Ayr itself is a well-serviced little sugar town with an air (excuse pun) of prosperity. I also noticed lots of pretty young women about, some towns are odd like that. The main feature of Alva Beach is the extensive lagoon […]
Home Hill
Home Hill is situated in close proximity to the magnificent Burdekin River, one of my favourite rivers in Australia. It is Australia’s largest river by (peak) discharge volume. Apart from the Murray River , the Burdekin River is economically the most important river in Australia and has the fourth-largest watershed of any exorheic drainage system […]
Bowen
I finally reached Bowen on the 5th July. The original plan was to stay here for as long as it took to re-register my official Centrelink address to Qld with the idea of claiming rental assistance and other pensioner allowances. As it turned out these plans were dumped in favour of a more spontaneous travel […]
Alligator Creek
Alligator Creek is about 20 km south of Mackay, just inland from the Coal Loading Terminal of Hay Point. I changed my ‘4day drive to Bowen’ plan so that I could prepare the kayak for sale and advertise it in the Mackay city area which has a large regional population. As caravan parks in the […]
Clareview
Clareview is one of my favourite stops along the Bruce Highway. It is the first time since the Gold Coast that the Highway comes right to the ocean and after driving through long stretches of fairly ordinary cattle country Clareview and its ocean views is a welcome sight. I remember stopping here when it was a […]