Monthly Archives: August 2013

Back to the Outback

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Mike

Well, beach time is over, and I’m back on the road on my way to Birdsville. After Cape tribulation and Mission beach I finished my beach bum days at Airlie Beach in the Whitsundays with a 3 day yacht trip … Continue reading →

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What are they looking at ?

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Mike

What’s this woman looking at ? And what’s this one measuring up ? And why has this one got her phone camera out ? It’s enough to put a guy off …. Some lavatory humour (or art ?) in the … Continue reading →

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Hostel review – Mission Beach Retreat

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Mike

Just a quick review of the “Mission Beach Retreat” YHA where I stayed recently. It is only a small place, around 30 beds, so it is a lot friendlier than most hostels, so the managers seemed to know every guests … Continue reading →

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Into the rainforest

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Mike
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Life’s a beach

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Mike

As Lara Bingle would have said, “where the bloody hell are you?” Beautiful sandy beaches, all deserted for most of the day. (for anybody who does n’t know what the first line is about, Lara Bingle used the phrase in … Continue reading →

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200 days…..

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Mike

Yet another milestone ticked over…200 days on the road, only another 40 or so to go, and I’m beginning to think they cannot come quick enough. Although there is still an awful lot of this country to see, 200 days … Continue reading →

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