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Day Seventeen – Pancakes and Gardens

Today in two words – Pancakes and Gardens. Michel made a giant stack of crepe-like pancakes and we took them to the botanic gardens to eat them: strawberry…

Day Sixteen – Port Douglas and Mossman Gorge

Making the most of our brand (seriously) new little Hyundai i40 rental car, we drove north to explore Port Douglas and surrounds to try and save time later…

Day Fifteen – Stuck in tropical FNQ

You know those days when you wake up late, tell room service to go away, eat weet-bix out of a UHT milk carton, call mechanic, call RACQ, call…

Day Fourteen – Mechanical Woes

The beautiful clear night turned into rain as we were going to sleep, which got heavier later in the night and it woke me with a nice steady…

Day Thirteen – Kuranda

Joined the Diehms for breakfast – poor Max wasn’t feeling great. Drove to Freshwater Station to catch the Kuranda Scenic Railway to, funny enough, Kuranda. $49 each one…

Day Twelve – Atherton to Cairns

Mornings and evenings are already getting quite cool, but that’s great for sleeping in the van – much better than heat and humidity! We slowly made our way…

Day Eleven – Innot Hot Springs and Atherton

Very fresh (cold) this morning! Can’t quite predict what the temperatures are going to be like… We joined the Germans for a breakfast and a hot drink then…

Day Ten – Undara Lava Tubes

My sinuses are infected (happens whenever I get tired – or more specifically, when I rest after being tired/busy) so had another restless night – just couldn’t get…

Day Nine – Townsville to The Lynd (280km)

We ventured from the comfort and safety of Chelle’s apartment in Townsville to continue our quest for adventure. Chelle being the super teacher that she is had left…

Day Seven/Eight – Townsville

Two lazy days in Townsville, mostly taking care of business and looking after a few minor mechanical issues with the Delica. It was running quite rough under power…