Our plan for Queensland was to land in Cairns and take the next 12 days to meander down the coast to Brisbane, stopping off a few places as we go. Cairns to Brisbane is roughly 1,700 kilometers (around 1,000 miles for those of you, like me, who are metrically challenged). Right now we’re on day 9 … More The Plan for Queensland
The friends we met at Mission beach told us a stop by Wallaman Falls on our way south was a must. They even gave us detailed directions on where to stop for the perfect picnic provisions on the way there, so who could say no to that! We departed Mission Beach and headed south for … More Wallaman Falls
After getting into Castaways Resort after it was dark the night before, we awoke to this view the next morning. Our room was right by the pool and there was a beautiful beach that looked out onto neighboring Dunk Island. The beach was full of sand bubbler crabs that leave the tiny little balls of … More Mission Beach (starring some of my new favorite people on the planet)
Kuranda is a scenic little town in the mountains, known as the Village in the Rainforest, just northwest of Cairns. A lot of artisans were attracted to the area for its natural beauty with waterfalls, mountains and rainforests and decided to settle there. We read that the town had a vibrant arts and crafts culture … More Kuranda (I think it’s Aboriginal for “maybe we shouldn’t have come here”…)
I’ll start this blog with a public service announcement. You likely are much smarter than I and already know this, but Cairns is pronounced as “Cans”. So either (1) you now know that I clearly pronounced it incorrectly in front of many an Australian or (2) you can just save yourself some embarrassment if you … More I Think I Cairns…
We had planned to drive from Daintree back down to Cairns for a day or so before continuing our trip south in Queensland. On the morning we left, we decided to head a bit north to check out Daintree Village since we hadn’t seen it yet. At this point, it’s pretty much our style to … More From Daintree to Cairns
Okay so technically it’s more like, “Queensland, here we are!” as we’ve been here a few days already, but I’m finally starting to catch up a bit on the blog! If you noticed a barrage of posts a few days ago, it’s because I begged for a “down day” with no trekking, sights or anywhere … More Queensland, here we come!
We planned a full day to explore the rainforests of Daintree. You take a ferry across the Daintree River and there is a road that goes roughly 65 kilometers up to Cape Tribulation. After that point it is an unsealed road (fancy talk for gravel road that you should definitely have 4wd to explore in … More Exploring the Daintree Rainforest
We decided to stayed in Daintree for two nights to give us enough time to explore the area. We made some last minute reservations at the Daintree EcoLodge & Spa. If you ever find yourself in the area, I cannot say enough great things about the wonderful folks there. We had a great little bungalow set … More Daintree
Once we landed in Cairns, we went north to go south. That makes sense, right? It shouldn’t really. Basically, we decided to take a slight 2 hour northern detour to visit the Daintree Rainforest before heading south on our way to Brisbane. Daintree is the only place in the world where two World Heritage Sites … More The drive to Daintree
The Detour Diary 