Australia 2026 - Townsville and Cairns

 Continuing north on Bruce (Pacific Coast) Highway to Townsville and a side trip to Magnetic Island. Then further to Cairns. 

Attack of the vicious magpie. 

Hotel pool. 

Townsville waterfront. 

Out on a day ride.  

On a day ride along the river. 

On Magnetic Island boat trip. 

Magnetic island. 

Fish frenzy. 

Magnetic island waterfront.  

On the way to Cairns. 

On a day ride from Palm Cove. 

Prawn Star Restaurant. 

Australia 2026 - Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Yeppoon, and Mackay

  Continuing north along the Pacific Highway, on the east coast of Australia.  

Waiting for the ferry to Great Keppel Island.  

On the Pacific Coast Highway.  

On the ferry.

Kids sea-creatures water park in Yeppoon. 

Kayaking in Great Keppel Island.  

Typical picnic lunch Stop on the road. 

Beach in Mackay

Instructions for swimming at the beach in Mackay!!!

Kukabarro birds, sounding like monkeys!  I think being so isolated they didn't learn what birds are supposed to sound like!! 😁

Australia 2026 - Australia Zoo and Noosaville.

 An hour north of Brisbane is the Australia Zoo made famous by Steve Irwin and now run by his daughter and son.  

At Sunshine Beach in Noosa.  

That's me being dragged off to Japan by the waves.  

Noosa main beach.