Justin

Today we moved to a place called Howard. A small town and railway station a bit North of Maryborough and roughly opposite Fraser Island. The dual lane highway, which has carried Spike and me all the way from home, finally ran out and turned into a good single lane road marking some kind of way … Read more

Actually, while Anna did not ride today, and therefore we must call it a rest day, we were pretty busy for most of the day. Cleaned the caravan, cleaned the truck, washed the sheets and lots of clothes, trip to Bunnings for a few bits and pieces – I suddenly woke up remembering that I … Read more

One thing about caravan parks; everyone seems very nice. I guess there are exceptions but so far I haven’t found them. Today I chatted with an old bloke about his electric bike. It was one of those that the kids ride, with fat tyres, that looks like a motor bike. He loves it. He has … Read more

We achieved two milestones today: we passed the Eastern-most part of the continent around Byron Bay and then crossed the border into Queensland – leaving NSW in our wake. Walking around Byron this morning Spike and I could see hints of what the town used to be. The beach remains fantastic of course but the … Read more

There was some confusion with our very expensive caravan park in Byron Bay, which btw appears to have lost the charm it had back in the 70s and 80s – but I guess that true for a lot of us ;-). We thought the park was “pet friendly” but an officious back-packer informed me late … Read more

Speaking of big rivers, we are now camped for the night on the shores of the Clarence River. It’s a huge, big, beautiful river. I’d love to steam up it in the African Queen. We are at Mclean which seems to be an especially nice town and is just upstream from the Clarence mouth at … Read more

We are camped in Coffs Harbour near the Pacific Motorway which will lull us to sleep.  Whilst cruising here from Kempsey and reflecting on what a great road the Pac H/way is these days – smooth, dual carriageway all the way – my mind wandered back and forth and the “Kempsey Bus Crash” popped into … Read more

Rest Day today. Spike and I explored a bit of Kempsey by foot and paw. We did some shopping at a big Aldi and also at Bunnings. Some maintenance work on the bike. Some improvements to the organisation of the caravan. Diesel tanks filled. We bought two thermometers; one for inside and one for out. … Read more

We seem to have finally escaped the gravity of Sydney and are back in the country but this time it has palm trees and is warmer than the Southern Highlands (most places are).  I can tell I’m not in the city because when Spike and I go for an early morning walk, people coming the … Read more

Day 4 A restful night, if a bit cold. We finished up with the wife, dog and driver all in the same bed, which improved the temp a bit and was nice. I suppose we could’ve turned on the diesel heater but…. Anna left early. She had some dramas on the way which she overcame … Read more

The tractor component of our mobile home is a 2022 model Ford F250 Ute. It is American built, imported as Left Hand Drive and then converted to RHD. These big yank “trucks” as they call them, are stupidly big for a commuter. There is no parallel with the sort of utes we are used to … Read more

Our night next to the river was peaceful – except for me snoring apparently (but I can hardly believe that). In the morning Spikey and I had a long walk through this rather beautiful park which chases a series of lakes and billabongs along the Georges River. Matthew Flinders and his young mate George Bass … Read more