Monthly Archives: August 2011

So, after a rest day at Armstrong Beach it was time to head seriously NORTH.  Drove into & around Mackay for a little while – really just checked out down town – and then got out of there.  Headed up … Continue reading →

So, after driving around Mackay for so long the night before, I didn’t feel at all like looking at Mackay again – so decided I’d go back to Sarina – which is where I’d really been heading for the day … Continue reading →

Well, if there was much to see at Gladstone, I missed it.  I do always think that when you ask at the Info Centre what to see when you’re in town for a short while, and they start pointing out … Continue reading →

From Bundaberg I headed up to 1770 – The Town of Seventeen Seventy – or Seventeen Seventy – not sure exactly what the official title of the place is – but never mind – its 1770 from here on in … Continue reading →

OK – now before you think I’m a big soak – or that I’ve totally changed & like rum – hang on a minute. You do know, don’t you, that there’s more drinks made in Bundaberg than just rum – … Continue reading →

From Miles I drove to Bundaberg. End of post. OK – I’ll write something more – but only because of the Mandarin. Before I left home my friend Tanya travelled from Holt to Chisholm (that’s in Canberra for those who … Continue reading →

Driving out of Carnarvon Gorge was also really beautiful – as it was driving in.  Unfortunately, I’ve left the blogging a fair while after the fact – so I can’t remember much of it – more hills and scrub country … Continue reading →