So – you want to explore the Whitsundays? After some more flexibility than staying in the resorts? Want to save some $$$? How about a chance to have an entire island to yourself? Read on! https://youtu.be/EVMIGpxajU4 Top Notch Experiences on a Budget There’s no doubt that when we travel – there’s generally a budget that …
Geoffrey Stevens is a retired pilot who worked for Qantas. He’s an accomplished hiker who has conquered trails such as The Fraser Island Great Walk, The Larapinta Trail, Overland Track, Hinchinbrook Island, Jatbula as well as overseas hikes, including The Camino de Santiago, Haute Route, Annapurna Circuit, Kakoda, The Great Wall, Rinjani Trek and others. …
This is the final part of the series – not an end to the adventure, but purely for the reason that I now feel more comfortable hiking. Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 – Part 5 PART SIX September 2021 The final part in this series brings us to the …
Where and How to Get There There are a few options if you wish to travel to Stoney Creek Falls. Drive to Kamerunga, just outside of Cairns, and follow Stoney Creek Road until you reach the car park at the end. Take the scenic train ride from Cairns to Kuranda. Book here. For the more …
Where and How to Get There It is about a 1 hour trip west of Ingham to get to Wallaman Falls. As you are driving, you’ll pass Trebonne and do a series of funny turns until you get to Wallaman Falls Road. As you guessed, you’ll follow this all the way up a windy road …
Where and How to Get There Traveling along the Bruce Highway, north of Townsville and Rollingstone, you’ll take a turn onto Barrett Road, heading west. This will turn off at a weird intersection onto Mount Spec Road. It is a very windy journey – with a lot of sharp twists and turns, so long rigs …
For background information on this series, you can read: Part One – Part Two – Part Three – Part Four https://youtu.be/jOu51rSKauI In part five of this series, I was to tackle the Thorsborne Trail on Hinchinbrook Island with my wife. Hinchinbrook Island is within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and the trail was …
For background information on this series, you can read: Part One – Part Two – Part Three July 2021 After completing the challenging Carnarvon Gorge Great Walk, I was feeling pretty confident and sure of my hiking habilities… but there’s still more that I needed to learn. Introducing: Paluma Range National Park. There’s a reason why I’ve …
For background information on this series, you can read Part One and Part Two. And also here is a hiking guide to Carnarvon Gorge. April 2021 So far, the two hiking trips that I’ve done have been adventurous… though hard to call them a success. I realised I had so much to learn – but …
PART TWO – Lessons from Coomera Falls Circuit February 2021 (If you haven’t read the first part for background information, you can here). So the next hike that I was to do after my introduction last December, was the Coomera Falls Circuit/O’Reily’s at Binna Burra, QLD. I was quite excited about this as it would …
