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Map of trip from Home to Cooktown - 3150km |
18 June Free camp near Miles |
19 June Rolleston CP |
20 June Barcaldine Showgrounds |
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Barcaldine drinks at the Caravan |
M and M Barcaldine |
Barcaldine Tree of Knowledge at Night |
Barcaldine Tree of Knowledge at Night |
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Longreach - waiting while Colleen Food shoping |
22 June - Walkabout Hotel 'Pub Camping' |
Colleen in the Walkabout Pub main bar |
Denis and Mick in the Walkabout Hotel |
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23 June - Normanton Gulfland and Motel CP |
Interesting Toilets at the Gulfland CP |
Interesting Dumppoint at the CP. Telstra must love it! |
Colleen with Krys - Largest Croc shoot and by a women |
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On the road near Karumba Point - Day Trip to the Gulf |
Denis at Karumba Point with Gulf in the background |
Black Bull Rail Station East on Normanton |
Old Train water tower at Black Bull Rail Station |
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Lots of Brolgas on the side of the road |
Lots of Wallaby's on the side of the road. |
26 June Free camp at Croydon |
Colleen at the old Police Station in Croydon |
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27 June - Mt Surprise Bedrock Village CP |
Entrance to Mt Surprise |
Sign giving details on the Kalkani Crater |
Kalkani Crater from the rim looking into the centre |
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Sign for the Undara Volcanic National Park |
Undara Volcanic National Park - Lava Tube |
Undara Volcanic National Park - Lava Tube |
Undara Volcanic National Park - Lava Tube |
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Undara Volcanic National Park - Lava Tube |
Undara Volcanic National Park - Lava Tube |
Savannahlander Mt Surprise |
Details of Signals Radar in Mt Surprise WW2 |
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Rocky Creek War Memorial Park, Atherton Tablelands |
Map of the layout of the 6Div on the Atherton Tablelands in WW2 - Dad was 2/1 Inf Bn, 16 Bde, 6 Div. |
Sign marking location 6 Div on the Atherton Tablelands |
2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion, Rocky Creek War Memorial Park, Atherton Tablelands |
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Avenue of Honour honouring the Afghanistan War dead, Atherton Tablelands |
Avenue of Honour honouring the Afghanistan War dead, Atherton Tablelands |
Avenue of Honour honouring the Afghanistan War dead, Atherton Tablelands |
Colleen and the girls at the Rocky Creek War Memorial Park, Atherton Tablelands |
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4 July - Peninsula CP, Cooktown |
Denis at the Lions Den Hotel near Cooktown |
Denis and Colleen having lunch at the Lions Den |
Inside the Lions Den Hotel near Cooktown |
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Black Mountain near Cooktown |
Annan River - first crossing before Balck Mountain |
Old Lighthouse on Grassy Hill, Cooktown |
View looking at Mt Cook from Grassy Hill, Cooktown View of Cooktown from Grassy Hill, Cooktown |
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Map from Cooktown back to Home - 2050km |
Some one way Bridges Cooktown and Mareeba |
Lookout view between Cooktown and Mareeba |
Wild roads up near Cooktown |
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Another Jerry Can holder broken caravan back |
6 July - Trinty Plains Tourist CP, Mareeba |
Lookout view of Cairns area |
M & M on the beach North of Cairns |
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9 July - Bluewater RA Just North of Townsville |
10 July - Finch Hatton Showgrounds |
Finch Hatton RSL |
11 July - Country Club CP Rockhampton |
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Go the Maroons 'Queenslander' |
12 July - Gladstone Showgrounds |
Colleen, Kai and Sharon Lunching at Tannum Sands |
Kai and the Dogs |
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Army Tank with the caravan in the background |
Army Tank at the Caltex Lunch Stop |
16 July - Theebine Hotel 'Pub Camping' |
Camping at the back of the Theebine Hotel |
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