Free Camping
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 [...]
Continue reading about Heading to Chillagoe With Bushman Bud
G’day all, I thought I would list all the mountain peaks that we climb during our trip around Australia and rate them based on difficulty of the climb. List of mountain peaks climbed in date order (most recent first), including height and state. 16/09/2010 Mt Bartle Frere, QLD (1,622m)Highest peak in Queensland***(also 5/10/2010 with Joey Jess) [...]
Continue reading about Bushman Bud Peak Bagging – Check Out The List
G’day all, We have been camped on the foreshore of Lake Tinnaroo for the past three days enjoying the brilliant sunny weather and placid calm picturesque waters of the lake. Got to say this is one of the special places we have visited where time stands still while you get to enjoy the beauty and [...]
Continue reading about Scenic Lake Tinnaroo, QLD, Scurfing, Red Claw & Bushman Bud
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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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 [...]
Continue reading about Bushman Bud Hits the Telegraph Track, Palm Creek & Gunshot Creek
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 [...]
Continue reading about Lakefield National Park to Musgrave As Bushman Bud Closes In On Cape York
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 [...]
Continue reading about Bushman Bud Completes The Bloomfield Track
G’day all, What a couple of weeks it has been since our last post regarding Jeffery’s Track in Hobart. Since then we have discovered we did the Balfour Track and Montezuma Falls/Ring River Road Track in two wheel drive. The drivers side manual hub lock had failed meaning know front end traction…I thought things seemed [...]