Eungella National Park

We needed to pass some time before we got to Mackay as we were waiting for some post. We looked at the map and the “Lono” and decided that we would explore the area West of Mackay as recommended. This area is a large national park with rainforest and gorges. Although we had seen some [...]

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Whale Watching in Hervey Bay

The humpback whale spotting season at Hervey Bay was one of the big things that I got excited about when I was researching our trip and was a major reason for choosing the way round Australia we’ve taken.  It is not known why these huge creatures like to hang out near Hervey Bay for a [...]

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Fraser Island

Going to Fraser Island was one of the big things that we came over to Australia for. It is the world’s largest island made completely of sand. How cool does that sound?! It is also home to some very beautiful scenery, is world heritage listed island and has the purest breed of Dingo. We were [...]

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Hervey Bay

Arriving in Hervey Bay was a very exciting time. It was the first place that we were going to be able to tick off some of the major things that we had come to Australia for, Whale watching and Fraser Island. Unfortunately despite what the “lono” (Jo’s new word for our Lonely Planet guide) had [...]

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Dolphin Feeding at Tin Can Bay

We nearly didn’t go here and only did as Ruth saw a sign about it on the drive to Rainbow Beach.  There isn’t much in this little town but the opportunity to feed wild dolphins every morning brings in the punters.
The story goes that a few decades ago a dolphin got caught in the nets [...]

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