CONQUERING AUSTRALIA - With dogs

Alot of the waterfalls in and around Cairns are within a National Park and therefore do not permit dogs. However, tucked away in the Atherton Tablelands is Emerald Creek Falls which is a hidden gem for both walkers and dogs (providing they remain leashed at all times).

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Balgal Beach Campground was another fantastic campground (or officially a 48 hour rest area) situated right on the beach front. The campground itself probably comfortably hosted 10-20 campers or self contained RV's and had great facilities including a RV dump, basic to...

After leaving Saunders Beach Rest Area due to the 48 hour stay limit there, we decided to travel up to the next beach, Toomula Beach Rest Area. However upon arriving we noticed that our Optus connection was very patchy which meant we were unable to reliably dial into w...

Saunders Beach Campground is technically a free rest area that has a 48 hour limit for overnight stays. The rest area is a relatively small gravel area that will comfortably host 10 - 20 self contained campers / caravans which backs onto Saunders Park and Sau...

There is not much literature online when it comes to researching dog friendly beaches on Magnetic Island. Alot of dog owners may disregard a day trip here thinking that the island is completely governed by National Parks.

The general rule explained to me by Townsville C...

Continuing north from The Leap Campground, we decided to skip past Conway Beach, Airlie Beach and Ayr and opted to stay at Bush Oasis Caravan Park in Nome which is approximately 30km South of Townsville.

Planning ahead and knowing that we had to work that week, we check...

After our 10 night stay at Workmans Beach Campground, we decided to head towards Townsville over a 2 day period. En route to Townsville, we stopped over at The Leap Hotel which was a small campground adjacent to The Leap Hotel (owned and managed by The Leap Hotel).

The...

We first arrived at Workmans Beach Campground and feared that the campground would be full upon arrival. Fortunately for us, there were a few spots remaining and we chose a relatively small site towards the back of the campground (Site 20) which backed onto the bush-la...

After departing Glastonbury Creek Campground we decided to head north towards Agnes Water. After leaving a bit later in the afternoon, we decided to stay at The Rosedale Hotel to avoid arriving at the next destination in the dark.

 At the back of the pub were a number o...

Heading north of the Sunshine Coast, we decided to check out Glastonbury Creek Campground which is situated in Brooyar State Forest.

Due to recent issues with the secondary car battery powering the ARB fridge, we decided to stop over at Puma Traveller and Truck Rest Are...