On my last morning in Townsville, I crossed the Victoria Bridge to the south bank of the Ross River, which flows through the city and empties into the Coral Sea.
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Author: Coral Waight
I started travelling alone at the age of 60. I and my little hatchback, thermos and Esky in the boot, began the first of four road trips around the island of Tasmania, south of where I live in Melbourne, Australia. I planned to the 'nth' degree, but nothing could prepare me for getting stuck on the side of a mountain in the dark with my petrol tank on empty. Nothing could prepare me for being on my own in a caravan park on the west coast in the middle of a violent storm, or forgetting I get sea-sick and spending a boat cruise around Tasman Island with my head in a bucket.
With my 'Tassie' experiences under my belt, I ventured overseas, across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand and, eventually, to the other side of the world - England. They say if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. He must have been rolling on the floor as I discovered that no matter how much research you do, at some stage you have to give up your set ideas and just wait to see what happens.
One Way Ticket to the North-Mackay to Townsville
Oh dear, it’s a while since I flew in a plane with propellers. At least there were two, so that made me feel a bit better.
Qantas Link services rural areas around the country. It’s like catching a bus – it stops periodically to let passengers off, takes on more, and heads off again. I found it very comfortable and convenient.
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One way ticket to the North – Rocky to Campwin Beach
From Rockhampton, I caught a plane the short distance up to Mackay. My daughter had just moved into a house at Campwin Beach, south of Mackay, near the little town of Sarina. I had to see it.
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One Way Ticket to the North-Tilt Train to Rocky
I’ve been wondering for a while about how far I could get in my explorations without a car, mine or a rental, so I decided to test it out. The Queensland Rail website made their trains look pretty comfortable and so I booked myself a ticket on the electric Tilt Train, which runs from Brisbane to Rockhampton, stopping at many of the towns along the way.
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Perth to Fremantle WA
Fremantle is Perth’s port, located at the mouth of the Swan River, just 22 kilometres south of the city. I caught the train down for two days of exploring.
Perth WA
I’ve been wanting for a long time to head west to explore Perth. We’re deep in winter here in Melbourne and I’d heard a rumour there’s sunshine over there. So a couple of weeks ago I checked temperatures, they were pretty pleasant, so I took the bull by the horns and booked a one-way flight out of here.
NSW South-East Coast Part 5
From Albury, I wended my way along the Riverina Highway, ending up in a pretty village by the name of Howlong, with a rather upmarket-looking golf resort.
NSW South-East Coast Part 4
It was late morning by the time I took the turn-off from the Hume Highway to Gundagai.
NSW South-East Coast Part 3
I was out of the Grand Hotel, Kiama by 7 am, partly to get out of the Grand Hotel, Kiama, but mainly to get across the mountains without too many SUVs, caravans, freight trucks and motor bikes piling up behind me, wondering why I’m not negotiating the sharp bends at two or three times the speed limit.
NSW South-East Coast Part 2
After my night at Lake Wallaga, I crossed over to the ocean side of the road to do the cliff walk.
Planning to the Nth 