Heading home was met with both slight sadness but also joy as our road trip was ending and our peaceful beach holiday had come to an end. Planning to arrive in Brisbane much earlier than we had arrived in Mackay we got a few hours sleep and departed Zach’s granddads place at approximately 9:20 with [...]
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Australia, Queensland: Sig and Zach’s Epic Roadtrip! Part F – Homebound – Time Fly’s when you sleep!
Posted in Australia, tagged Australia, Mackay to Brisbane, Oceania, Queensland, Roadtrips Australia, Travel on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Australia, Queensland: Sig and Zach’s Epic Roadtrip! Part E – Airlie Beach – O Where Hath Been?
Posted in Australia, tagged Airlie Beach, Australia, Oceania, Queensland, Roadtrips Australia, Travel on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As we did a complete 360 and started heading back on the same road we came in, our wonderful GPS told us to take a gravel road which apparently was faster, a few of the bumps and creaks of this 4WD track and we turned right around for the extra 15 minute journey on the [...]
Australia, Queensland: Sig and Zach’s Epic Roadtrip! Part D – Seaforth, more like Seaboring
Posted in Australia, tagged Australia, Australian Roadtrips, Mackay, Queensland, Seaforth, Travel on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
8 AM came round as the wind blew through the open window of this second floor house that practically gave me pneumonia. Today was scheduled to be another day of relaxation and nothingness as we again sat down and listened to some stories from Zach’s Grandfather. A nice hot cup of instant cappuccino coffee and [...]
Australia, Queensland: Sig and Zach’s Epic Roadtrip! Part C – Mackay Harbour and a Deserted Beach!
Posted in Australia, tagged Australia, Fish and Chips on the Beach, Mackay, Mackay Harbour, Queensland, Roadtrip Australia on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Feeling pretty exhausted by this point we decided to head to the Mackay Marina or Mackay Harbour as shown in our GPS to down a few brewskies and relax on the beach, but more importantly try some of the famous freshly caught fish and chips there. The drive took about 10 minutes which goes surprisingly [...]
Australia, Queensland: Sig and Zach’s Epic Roadtrip! Part B – Damn High Crash Zones!!
Posted in Australia, tagged Australia, Brisbane to Mackay, Oceania, Queensland, Roadtrips in Australia, Travel on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It was a dark and stormy night and cyclones were on the prowl when Zach pulled into the subtly lit driveway of my house in his Rover-like automobile. The time was 7 and I had just awaken from my vampiric slumber when I was asked to open the mechanism that was the gate so that [...]
Australia, Queensland: Sig and Zach’s Epic Roadtrip! Part A – Mackay why?
Posted in Australia, tagged Australia, Brisbane to Mackay, Oceania, Queensland, Roadtripping Australia, Roadtrips in Australia, Travel on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It all started with a random comment of wanted to go on a road trip as I had newly acquired a car with the wonderful invention of cruise control whilst I was last serving time in the ‘paradise’ city of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (and no I don’t mean in jail…) It was a [...]
Australia, Queensland (Brisbane): Restaurant Reviews: Sofitel Brisbane – THYME Restaurant
Posted in Restaurant Reviews, tagged Australia, Brisbane Dining, Dining in Brisbane, Oceania, Queensland, Sofitel, THYME Restaurant, Travel on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sofitel Brisbane THYME Restaurant! This expensive several star hotel is situation centrally in Brisbane city and in the last couple of years the restaurant had been given a complete makeover offering a very tasty but slightly expensive Buffet feast for kings. The buffet prices vary depending on the day and whether your going for lunch [...]
Australia, Queensland, (Gold Coast): Australian Outback Spectacular
Posted in Australia, tagged Australia, Australian Outback shows, Australian Outback Spectacular, Gold Coast, Oceania, Queensland, Travel on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Australian Outback Spectacular is part of the Myfun group of Gold Coast Tourist attractions and is a great way to spend your night. One would think that mostly Asian tourists would visit such an attraction but upon visiting personally there were more good old Australians that Asians in the crowds. Outback Spectacular is located [...]
