Returning CamperMan to Cairns...

We have really enjoyed the experience of our campervan but 6 nights in the tight sleeping quarters was enough so we didn't mind saying goodbye to CamperMan. We had a great beach morning in Daintree before taking the scenic drive to Cairns.

We walked from our motel along the seawall to the lagoon pool where the kids had a dip near Cairns Square. Beautiful city - looking forward to a few days here.

Crocs!

We drove North from our campsite outside Cairns up to Daintree Village where we took the "Crocodile Express" and checked out the crocs on the Daintree river. Great tour with guide who has lived there for 70 years.

We took the ferry over Daintree river and drove another 35km of windy but scenic roads to arrive at Daintree National Park and our remote campground.

We drove to the next campground for dinner to enjoy oven fired pizza....with crocodile meat!!!!

On to Cairns

We stopped at a winery - Murdering Point Winery- en route to Cairns. It gets it's name from the cannibals who ate the shipwrecked British sailors nearby!

We then drove on to the town of Babinda to see the "Big Boulders". We hiked in to check them out and enjoyed a picnic and a refreshing swim.

Camping outside Cairns tonight - on to Daintree National Park tomorrow....serious croc country!

On to Townsville and South Mission beach

We then drove on to Townsville for a steep hike up Castlehill which had amazing views from the top!

We drove further North to Mission beach - our campsite was in an amazing location right on the beach and had a great pool and pickleball court. In the commonroom, we enjoyed watching the Australian version of "the Amazing Race" that was filmed in Vancouver!

Can't believe how well the kids are sleeping in our compact quarters!

Driving up the East Coast

We've been driving up the coast the past four days: from Rockhampton to Airlie Beach, then on to Ayr. Arlie Beach is a haven for backpackers and is the access point for the 72 Whitsunday islands - lots of snorkelling and scuba diving.

We took a speed boat 50 km out to a far reef to snorkel and enjoyed the rainbow coloured fish. We then went on to Whitehaven Beach which is rated in the top 10 beaches in the world. Amazing silica "sand".

We are enjoying our campervan. It's small but we've figured out how to eat, drive and amazingly...sleep in it!

Fun in Yeppoon

With the sun shining, we headed to the local beach for some great body surfing and shell collecting.

We then went to a go-cart track - fun but challenging to drive the wrong direction and to understand the instructions from the crusty worker with the thick accent.

Aboriginal Culture

At the Aboriginal Cultural Centre we enjoyed learning about the culture and the skills of the aboriginals of Australia. Highlights were learning to boomerang (it's all in the wrist apparently) and the dancers dancing to didgeridoo music.