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Bushman Bud on September 22nd, 2010

Gday all, We have been travelling with our good friends the Gray family for the past two weeks and were tossing up whether to travel further West with them or track back down some of the North QLD Coast that we have not seen yet, leaving the Top End for April next year. In the [...]

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Bushman Bud on September 21st, 2010

G’day all, We finally left lake Tinnaroo around 9:00am Monday morning heading towards Tolga and then onto Mareeba.  Just outside Tolga we got held up for a couple of hours waiting for the road to be cleared after a nasty accident and fatality. We had planned to visit the Coffee Factory in Mareeba and then [...]

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Bushman Bud on September 19th, 2010

G’day all, Our time at Lake Tinnaroo has sadly come to an end.  The wet season is fast approaching and we have still heaps that we want to see.  This place has been fantastic and rates highly as one of the better places we have stayed since our adventure started over a year ago.  We [...]

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Bushman Bud on September 16th, 2010

G’day all, The day finally arrived to tackle Queensland’s highest peak, Mt Bartle Frere at a respectable 1,622m.  Bartle Frere is in cloud 8 out of every 10 days so to get a day with bright sunny skies takes some doing.  Today was the day. The initial idea was to scout the track so that [...]

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Bushman Bud on August 4th, 2010

  G’day all, The day had finally arrived…our chance to enjoy being at the most Northern Tip of Australia, Cape York Penninsula, QLD…yeah!!! Video: Cape York Peninsula_Northern Tip of Australia_QLD The plan was to travel to Punsand Bay, drop the camper trailer off, take the 4WD track up the coast through to the main access road [...]

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Bushman Bud on August 3rd, 2010

G’day all, What a great spot to camp is Gunshot Creek.  You just have to camp on the Northern bank of the creek and just soak up the moment of being there.  Put it this way…you travel how far?? to get there and to spend only a few moments there is sacrelidge.  I had to [...]

Continue reading about Onto Fruit Bat Falls, Canal Creek & Sieisa With Bushman Bud

G’day all, Videos below: Telegraph Track_Bramwell Junction_Starting Out Palm Creek_Telegraph Track_QLD Gunshot Creek Crossing (with trailer)_Part 1 Gunshot Creek Crossing (with trailer)_Part 3 Gunshot Creek_Guided Tour_Telegraph Track_QLD Gunshot Creek…Enjoying the Moment of this Iconic Place Gunshot Creek_Main Entry_Telegraph Trach_QLD How exciting, I was finally ready to hit the OTL Telegraph Track.  Gees, I have thought [...]

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Bushman Bud on August 1st, 2010

G’day all, We were again on the road early after the kids had got their fill of the horses.  That is one thing that has happened on the road…the kids are loving the wildlife and any animals they come into contact with. Soon on the road we hit the corrugations, good in most parts and [...]

Continue reading about Musgrave to Old Moreton Telegraph Station With Bushman Bud

G’day all, It was an early start and not long on the road before we hit the gravel and our first of many creek crossings.  The ford over the creek was just before Isabelle Falls which was time for a stop to take in the sight of the falls.  A quick check for crocs and [...]

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Bushman Bud on July 30th, 2010

G’day all, We left Cairns at lunchtime on 29/7 and headed for the Daintree.  The idea was to stop near the Daintree Village and make an early attempt on the Creb Track the next morning.  We ended up camping just outside Mossman after a black top drive lasting a few hours.  Time for a feed [...]

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