Honorata pulling some stunts on Day 1 in Cooloola National Park 40km from home

We departed our home at Peregian Beach, Queensland, Australia, on February 25th at 5:45am, with close family watching on. The tip of Cape York Peninsula was our first goal, 4000km away. See photos and notes further on in this blog site to see how we went!

Early days

Honorata doing a spot of cattle mustering

Sunsmart little cyclist

Sailing the Whitsundays

Three days of sailing in the Whitsundays was pleasing. Notice Honorata on the left in blue feeling a little bit "off" but pulling through and refraining from bringing up her buffet.

Struggling to comprehend the beauty. Whitehaven Beach, The Whitsundays

Whitehaven Beach

Hot chicks at Whitehaven Beach

Whitehaven Beach is, well, stunning. It's in the Whitsundays.

Swollen creek near Finch Hatton Gorge, near Mackay

Gratuitous finger pointing near Townsville

A quiet reverie in the late afternoon

Honorata and her pretty flag near Townsville

Girringun National Park world heritage rainforest

Joy at sighting a cassowary

Belgian chocolates for lunch on the road to Cardwell

Hinchinbrook Island

Honorata on Nina Peak

View out to Great Barrier Reef from Hinchinbrook Island's Nina Peak

Hinchinbrook Island paradise, off Cardwell in North Qld

Honorata checking for crocs

Honorata lapping it up at Zoe Falls

Hinchinbrook Island has a limit of 40 people at a time, all of whom must be totally self-sufficient and physically fit to traverse the island. The reward for that is that you get places like Zoe Falls completely to yourself.

Hinchinbrook camp site at Zoe Bay

Mulligan Falls, Hinchinbrook Island

Lunchtime on Hinchinbrook Island

Confusing road sign

Amethystine Python, Wooroonooran National Park

These beautiful reptiles can grow to 6 metres.

View to highest mountain in Qld (Mt Bartle Frere), from Atherton Tableland

Millaa Millaa Falls, Atherton Tableland

Wooroonooran National Park

SCUBA diving on the Great Barrier Reef

We spent four days living aboard a dive boat on the outer reefs of the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns/Port Douglas. We did 4 to 5 dives per day, including a couple of night dives. In our humble opinions, the Great Barrier Reef is the most spectacular, most beautiful place in Australia. We can't wait to get back down there in the near future.

Giant clam, Great Barrier Reef

Jacob (on the right) overwhelmed by the spectacle of it all

Jacob preparing to jump

Honorata - Ocean Woman

Honorata gliding through the reef

Honorata preparing to dive

White-tipped reef shark

Jacob on the Great Barrier Reef

Sunset over the outer Great Barrier Reef, off Cairns

Tropical jungle on Black Mountain Road en route from Kuranda to Mossman