Oh the memories coming to mind from the stories here. Cable Beach seeing a nude bloke cooking his eggs and bacon beside the water!!?? So many places I have been and want badly to go and see again especially the outback places as they don't change like the bigger towns. I have just revisited Hervey Bay after about 10 years and I know the memory isn't great but nothing looks familiar! The Pilbara and Kimberleys does it for me, although I am in a van park at Burrum Heads and could live here. So peaceful and quiet and lovely walks by the water and a van park which will accommodate 2 solos in small motorhomes/campers on one site costing us $84 each per week on power. Few weeks here and then will have to head bush - maybe Cania Gorge and then over to Chinchilla. Have to sail back home by 3rd October and it's coming up fast.
vkgreenie said
04:24 PM Oct 13, 2010
I can see this forum has been a little quiet lately, and although I have posted many months ago, one has been visiting majic spots in this land of OZ, so I thought it best time to up date.
In my last posting many moons ago, I mentioned the south coast of NSW.
Hey I have discovered Queenslands' best kept secret.....O'Briens Creek Campground, north west of Mt. Surprise on the Gulf Development road.
Just sensational this place, but the road in is pretty crappy.
Check out our travel blog in September and click on "O'Briens Creek."
Can't wait to return.
Cheeers & beers
vkgreenie
Cruising Granny said
08:00 PM Oct 27, 2010
I'm kicking back in Lucinda.
It's a very sweet little township. "Sweet" because the smell of raw sugar hovers all over the township.
The huge sugar conveyor travels 5kms to the ship at the end of the jetty.
Add a little mixed spice and it would smell like fruit cake.
The village is a stone's throw away from Hinchinbrook Island. The fishermen just love it here. They're everywhere! Even now in the quiet time.
To get here from the Bruce Highway I passed through Halifax, where sugar cane, swamps and wetlands shoulder the roadway.
I also went to Taylors Beach. Another fishing village where rows of empty houses stand in limbo until the owner's next visit.
Both Taylors and Lucinda are populated by part-time residents.
It's a waste of a good beach. Threats of "snappy handbags" and various species of stingers keep people out of the water.
The curlews are the prominent bird life, although the swallows nesting in the amenities blocks are amusing and entertaining. Rainbow lorikeets screech over blossoms, wattle birds wait their turn for the pollens and willy wagtails do what wagtails do best - jump and flit around to catch bugs and tease other birds.
It's a great place to kick back, gather one's thoughts and perspectives, and just get on with things.
The fish and chips at the local "convenience" store are pretty good too. Ask the local sea gulls.
BarbandDaz said
06:12 PM Oct 29, 2010
So good to hear that you are back on the road Granny. All those health issues behind you and the clear road ahead........ Barb and Darryl
Daydreamer said
10:09 PM Oct 29, 2010
The most magical spot I have ever been to in Australia is the mouth of the River Moore as it goes into the ocean some 150 km norht of Perth. You can climb the dunes and look out over the shallows of the river where it enters the ocean and it is so beautiful , so peaceful and you get a feeling of everlastingness.
I have not been to Perth in 3o years but that sight is still as fresh in my memory as it was the day I saw it for the first time.
In many ways I am afraid of going back there and finding that the land has been sold off for development and that there are condominiums built there.
If you know this, do not tell me please.
-- Edited by Daydreamer on Friday 29th of October 2010 10:10:48 PM
JRH said
12:43 PM Oct 30, 2010
Daydreamer wrote:
The most magical spot I have ever been to in Australia is the mouth of the River Moore as it goes into the ocean some 150 km norht of Perth. You can climb the dunes and look out over the shallows of the river where it enters the ocean and it is so beautiful , so peaceful and you get a feeling of everlastingness.
I have not been to Perth in 3o years but that sight is still as fresh in my memory as it was the day I saw it for the first time.
In many ways I am afraid of going back there and finding that the land has been sold off for development and that there are condominiums built there.
If you know this, do not tell me please.
-- Edited by Daydreamer on Friday 29th of October 2010 10:10:48 PM
There's a good caravan park there but hell to get a booking as the place is soooooooooooo popular.
_wombat_ said
07:03 PM Jan 24, 2011
JRH no it's still the same as you remember it, great little spot
JRH said
07:20 PM Jan 24, 2011
_wombat_ wrote:
JRH no it's still the same as you remember it, great little spot
Wombat I think you have me mixed up with daydreamer who has not been back to Perth for 30 years, I have lived in the Perth/Rockingham area since 1975 and take a trip to Moore River on occasions, just for a looksee.
Sheba said
10:34 PM Jan 24, 2011
Temple Bay, Cape York. Would love to be able to go back and live there, but NPWS now has it, and only allow a small number of Permits to visit each year . I still think of it as "HOME".
Cheers, Sheba.
glassies said
08:13 AM Feb 8, 2011
love cape york peninsular sheba ,one of my favourite spots Janie Creek off the beach at mapoon althoughi believe
every man and his dog know about it now and the place has gone to the ruins so to speak .
Wouldnt mind gettin into chile beach heard thats nice too.
Lots of favs but janie creek was always my fav was never anybody there when we went last i heard when someone
went in there it had about 30 people ,shame about that but nothing stays the same.
I also heard or know that now they have a turtle hatching thing goes on in mapoon right at the beach where you drive on
so its all changed now.
jack biggles said
11:50 PM Apr 28, 2011
Vic41 wrote:
Esperance for me, the scenery is magnificent !
Yes well if you shot thru Esperance without taking the time to stop at Cape Le Grande, just east of there, well you missed the best part.
Vic said
02:52 PM May 25, 2011
Have seen it once before JB.......a lovely spot indeed !!
JohnM said
04:23 PM Jun 11, 2011
Amongst one of my most favourite spots, The Snowy Mountains in Summer has to rank very high, some years ago I found by sheer accident this magic place along the Eucombene River just off the Snowy Highway (about 5km off main road 4x4 mandatory), my oh my sheer heaven, not a sound to be heard apart from Nature. Sheer Bliss. Have posted a couple of pics.
-- Edited by JohnM on Saturday 11th of June 2011 04:23:59 PM
-- Edited by JohnM on Saturday 11th of June 2011 05:04:47 PM
Many years ago when I was in the RAAF we had an exercise in the Kimberleys. We flew by Helicopter up the Isdell River and into King Leopold Range. The only way to get there is a very long walk or by helicopter. The good part was we got to camp out for a month and got paid for it. I have seen a lot of out of the way places but the Kimberleys win hands down. I have to add I grew up in Tasmania, As an aside to this our base camp was at Mount House station and to this day I say we were the first people to ever muster cattle by helicopter. AH the good old days
Adamwj said
12:13 PM Oct 10, 2011
Basil Faulty wrote:
"running nude on Cable Beach" Tanya, you have just given all us senile old farts a heart attack.......None the less a trully magical experience as is skinny dipping at Yarangobilly hot pool....
Mataranka springs, nude is not recommended, mozzies, ow!
Adamwj said
12:14 PM Oct 10, 2011
Calliope caravan park should be avoided.
AmandaJayne said
11:46 PM Oct 27, 2011
Cape Le Grande would be my pick I cant wait to go back, its a magical place :)
tiger5 said
01:14 PM Nov 4, 2011
I have just ONE. It is called AUSTRALIA from west to east north to south + Tassie
Ma said
02:13 PM Nov 4, 2011
You got it in one Jeff. There isn't a better place on earth
JRH said
02:26 PM Nov 4, 2011
Ma wrote:
You got it in one Jeff. There isn't a better place on earth
Australia is a magic place with many magical places within it's borders. Truly God's Country.
whiteman said
09:34 PM Nov 8, 2011
Not sure that I really want to contribute to this as those real special places will simply get overrun with the urban swill, not that those who have access to these glorious writings fall into that category, but here`s a couple as a show of good faith, so to say...........YAMBUCK Western Victoria just past Warrnambool/Port Fairey & 3 MILE DAM near Mt Selwyn..Southern NSW High Country
mike54 said
06:26 PM Nov 9, 2011
First impressions of some places and events are great to savour and mull over for ages afterwards.
Two stick in my mind - not only the places but the 'getting there' as well.
Our first trip to the Grampians and surrounds, quite a few years ago now,was a winner no matter which direction you approach them from - must put that one on the must do list again.
The second was quite surprising - Mt.Carnarvon National Park Qld. I thought deja vu had set in as we got nearer and nearer. A wonderful bush setting that appeals to me greatly reminded me so much of the Grampians ( without the rain!).
Just thinking about those places makes me want to hitch up and get on the open road.
-- Edited by mike54 on Wednesday 9th of November 2011 07:30:08 PM
rvtraveller2 said
07:21 PM Nov 29, 2011
I agree tiger5 all of aussie, if i was going to point something special out i would not know where to start,been nth sth east and west and in between,over the last 6 plus yrs. rvtraveller2 neil
jimricho said
06:36 AM Nov 30, 2011
Mission Beach FNQ.... Very laid back, has not been overdeveloped like many coastal villages/towns or "yuppyfied" (like that word do you? feel free to use it!) like Port Douglas or Palm Cove e.g.
Choice of budget council park right on the beach, or bit more up-market Top Tourist across the road, both a very short walk to downtown MB. Markets every Sunday.
Clare46 said
11:38 AM Nov 30, 2011
For some reason I really liked Cooktown FNQ when I was there earlier this year
jules47 said
01:25 PM Nov 30, 2011
Elliott Heads near Bundaberg - magic place. Went for two nights, stayed seven!
sorry - first pic was the wrong one its a worry!
-- Edited by jules47 on Wednesday 30th of November 2011 01:27:01 PM
-- Edited by jules47 on Wednesday 30th of November 2011 01:28:25 PM
In my last posting many moons ago, I mentioned the south coast of NSW.
Hey I have discovered Queenslands' best kept secret.....O'Briens Creek Campground, north west of Mt. Surprise on the Gulf Development road.
Just sensational this place, but the road in is pretty crappy.
Check out our travel blog in September and click on "O'Briens Creek."
Can't wait to return.
Cheeers & beers
vkgreenie
All those health issues behind you and the clear road ahead........
Barb and Darryl
I have not been to Perth in 3o years but that sight is still as fresh in my memory as it was the day I saw it for the first time.
In many ways I am afraid of going back there and finding that the land has been sold off for development and that there are condominiums built there.
If you know this, do not tell me please.
-- Edited by Daydreamer on Friday 29th of October 2010 10:10:48 PM
Wombat I think you have me mixed up with daydreamer who has not been back to Perth for 30 years, I have lived in the Perth/Rockingham area since 1975 and take a trip to Moore River on occasions, just for a looksee.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Yes well if you shot thru Esperance without taking the time to stop at Cape Le Grande, just east of there, well you missed the best part.
Amongst one of my most favourite spots, The Snowy Mountains in Summer has to rank very high, some years ago I found by sheer accident this magic place along the Eucombene River just off the Snowy Highway (about 5km off main road 4x4 mandatory), my oh my sheer heaven, not a sound to be heard apart from Nature. Sheer Bliss. Have posted a couple of pics.
-- Edited by JohnM on Saturday 11th of June 2011 04:23:59 PM
-- Edited by JohnM on Saturday 11th of June 2011 05:04:47 PM
Looks like a fantastic spot.
Loved Lake Mungo: http://www.attn.com.au/index.php?town=23. The last of the rabbit proof fence if you take the drive around the back of the lake.
For something greener: Clarkes Reserve
http://ozcamps.net/freecampinglist.php?pageNum_rsMap=24&totalRows_rsMap=256&st=Vic
Dravuni Island, spent all day swimming there, 33 degrees, shorts and t shirts ......
The good part was we got to camp out for a month and got paid for it.
I have seen a lot of out of the way places but the Kimberleys win hands down. I have to add I grew up in Tasmania,
As an aside to this our base camp was at Mount House station and to this day I say we were the first people to ever muster cattle by helicopter. AH the good old days
Mataranka springs, nude is not recommended, mozzies, ow!
Cape Le Grande would be my pick I cant wait to go back, its a magical place :)
You got it in one Jeff. There isn't a better place on earth
Australia is a magic place with many magical places within it's borders. Truly God's Country.
Not sure that I really want to contribute to this as those real special places will simply get overrun with the urban swill, not that those who have access to these glorious writings fall into that category, but here`s a couple as a show of good faith, so to say...........YAMBUCK Western Victoria just past Warrnambool/Port Fairey & 3 MILE DAM near Mt Selwyn..Southern NSW High Country
First impressions of some places and events are great to savour and mull over for ages afterwards.
Two stick in my mind - not only the places but the 'getting there' as well.
Our first trip to the Grampians and surrounds, quite a few years ago now,was a winner no matter which direction you approach them from - must put that one on the must do list again.
The second was quite surprising - Mt.Carnarvon National Park Qld. I thought deja vu had set in as we got nearer and nearer. A wonderful bush setting that appeals to me greatly reminded me so much of the Grampians ( without the rain!).
Just thinking about those places makes me want to hitch up and get on the open road.
-- Edited by mike54 on Wednesday 9th of November 2011 07:30:08 PM
I agree tiger5 all of aussie, if i was going to point something special out i would not know where to start,been nth sth east and west and in between,over the last 6 plus yrs.
rvtraveller2 neil
Choice of budget council park right on the beach, or bit more up-market Top Tourist across the road, both a very short walk to downtown MB. Markets every Sunday.
For some reason I really liked Cooktown FNQ when I was there earlier this year
Elliott Heads near Bundaberg - magic place. Went for two nights, stayed seven!
sorry - first pic was the wrong one
its a worry!
-- Edited by jules47 on Wednesday 30th of November 2011 01:27:01 PM
-- Edited by jules47 on Wednesday 30th of November 2011 01:28:25 PM