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)
The whole idea of this trip seemed a little crazy when we first came up with it. I mean, what kind of sane, normal* people just sell a bunch of their stuff, pack up and leave to travel around the world with their kid and no real plan on exactly where they’re going or what … More Maybe we’re not crazy
We didn’t really have a plan for Queensland other than ‘fly into Cairns and head down to Brisbane’. We had given ourselves 12 days to do it, but hadn’t mapped out all the places we wanted to stop. We were just flying by the seat of our pants as we went. As a result, at … More South Bound and Down (finally!)
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…
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 Australian National Maritime Museum was a real sleeper hit with our family. I didn’t think Jack would find it all that interesting, but it ended up being one of his favorite things we did in Sydney. It’s located in Darling Harbour and they have around fifteen different ships docked that you can go onboard … More National Maritime Museum
The Detour Diary 