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Tropic of Capricorn
  • Australia - 2016
Jun09

Tropic of Capricorn

posted by Kathy

After leaving Agnes Water we headed for Rockhampton where we crossed the Tropic of Capricorn. During our few days in Rockhampton we visited the privately owned and operated Capricorn Caves and the Archer Park Rail Museum. We also took a sightseeing drive to Emu Park to see the “Singing...

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Community Spirit
  • Australia - 2016
Jun06

Community Spirit

posted by Kathy

After leaving Maryborough we headed to Bundaberg for a few days where we did mostly regular tourist stuff: we visited the Botanic Gardens, the Bert Hinkler Museum and Hinkler House, the Bundaberg Barrel (home to Bundaberg Ginger Beer) and Bundy Kegs (the cooperage that makes and maintains the...

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Timing is everything …
  • Australia - 2016
May30

Timing is everything...

posted by Kathy

We’ve had a very busy couple of weeks – one of which we spent on Fraser Island – and as we learnt almost every day “timing is everything …” We stayed at “The Wallace” caravan park in Maryborough for four nights – it was a really nice...

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Things beginning with B
  • Australia - 2016
May17

Things beginning wit...

posted by Kathy

This last ten days has been mostly about things beginning with the letter ‘B’: Brisbane, books and bookings, Bix & Bob, Bunya Mountains, buckwheat pasta, bamboo dinnerware and batteries. We arrived at my mother’s place in Toowong, a suburb of Brisbane, on Saturday...

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School friends and memories of times past …
  • Australia - 2016
May07

School friends and m...

posted by Kathy

Ron and I stayed at the Gateway Village Holiday Park in Grafton for a couple of days and, in addition to meeting our house-sitter Susan (she will be moving from the nearby town of Lawrence to Canberra in the near future), we spent some time exploring the area. On Thursday, and on...

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Two wheels move the soul …
  • Australia - 2016
May04

Two wheels move the ...

posted by Kathy

We’ve just spent a lovely few days at one of our favourite places – the farm that our friends Lindsay and Eileen live on and which borders the Hat Head National Park near Kempsey. We arrived on Sunday afternoon and had great weather the whole time and, surprisingly for May, the...

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Visiting Friends
  • Australia - 2016
May01

Visiting Friends

posted by Kathy

We’ve just had a lovely week staying with our friends Allan & Vivian who live at Coomba Bay (near Forster) and exploring a little bit of the Forster/Tuncurry and Gloucester surrounds (we plan to spend a lot more time exploring these areas and more of this region on our next trip)....

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ANZAC Day Long Weekend
  • Australia - 2016
Apr26

ANZAC Day Long Weeke...

posted by Kathy

After spending a few days staying with Ron’s mum and visiting some friends we left Newcastle on Thursday morning and headed for Dungog to spend the ANZAC Day Long Weekend camping with some friends from the FJ Cruiser forum community. After stopping in Dungog for some supplies we headed...

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In the beginning …
  • Australia - 2016
Apr19

In the beginning ...

posted by Kathy

We’ve spent the last week getting ready to go: the house has been cleaned, tidied and somewhat rearranged for the house sitter and her young son; and we finished preparing and packing the camper and all the personal stuff we need to take with us. By the time Friday night came I was...

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The leaves are turning and we must go …
  • Australia - 2016
Apr11

The leaves are turni...

posted by Kathy

The leaves on our trees have started to change colour so we’ve decided to leave Canberra and head north before the cold weather sets in – as a result we’ve had quite a bit of preparation to do … First and foremost has been the tasks of making sure both the Toyota FJ...

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One thing leads to another …
  • Australia - 2016
Apr10

One thing leads to a...

posted by Kathy

As avid motorcyclists for almost 40 years my husband and I (and our kids in either a side-car or as pillion passengers) have travelled extensively throughout Australia and, through necessity, we have always been small tent (small everything actually!) campers. In October 2009 we both took...

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Gastonia NC to Durham NC
  • USA - 2015
Oct25

Gastonia NC to Durha...

posted by Kathy

Today we returned to our daughter’s home in Durham, NC. On the way home we visited the North Carolina Aviation Museum which has an interesting collection of old planes and a lot of memorabilia from many of the conflicts the US has been involved in.  The museum was staffed by a couple of...

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Easley NC to Gastonia NC
  • USA - 2015
Oct24

Easley NC to Gastoni...

posted by Kathy

Today we travelled from  Easley, SC to Gastonia, NC and, after visiting a couple of waterfalls, we spent the rest of the day walking around the towns of Highlands and Cashiers (both in NC). Most of the businesses in the town of Highlands were rather trendy and upmarket and being a Sunday in a...

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Birmingham AL to Easley SC
  • USA - 2015
Oct23

Birmingham AL to Eas...

posted by Kathy

Today we travelled from Birmingham, AL to Easley, SC the long way (~350 miles/~600kms) and through a total of four states:  Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Our aim today was to be at ‘Rhodes Big View’ lookout (which is about halfway between the towns of...

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Dalton GA to Birmingham AL
  • USA - 2015
Oct22

Dalton GA to Birming...

posted by Kathy

Today we travelled from Dalton, GA to Birmingham, AL and, by contrast to yesterday, our trip today was all about the destination – the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Birmingham, Alabama. The aim of the museum is to preserve the history of motorcycles from an international aspect...

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