Ally Baldock

AllyMarkandZac

Ally Baldock

We are a family who live in NSW Australia. We are about to embark on a 6 week trip to the tip of Australia- Cape York with our Toyota Landcruiser Troopcarrier & camper trailer



Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Wollongong August 6th 2011

Hi guys, this is my final blog. We have arrived home & are still unpacking. We came home a week early as we had had enough of camping. Glad to be home. Take it easy guys. Bye!!!!!... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach July 30th 2011

Hi again, we are currently at Airlie Beach. We are staying at the Big 4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort. It's an awesome place. We have barely seen Zac since we arrived as it has a resort pool, waterslides, jumping pillow, tennis court, basketball court, volleyball, go karts, playground & then they have an outdoor cinema where they show movies in the evening. We are staying here for 2 nights then on to Rockhampton for a night then 1770 for a few days where we will again meet up with my Aunty Di & Uncle George. After 1770 we are off to Fraser Island for 3 days. I have downloaded more pics. I will be on again soon. Cheers. :o)... read more
Our camp
Our camp at Eddy's (near Hopevale)
Port Douglas

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns July 28th 2011

Hi guys, we are currently just south of Cairns. We stayed in a townhouse at Cooktown for the past 2 days which was lovely. We got to wash the car, have many, many showers & baths & watch TV, lmao. I now have clean feet & toenails & found out I didn't get as good a tan as I originally thought once it ran down the drain. I will put the pics up later of Cooktown. Our townhouse overlooked the sea. Anyway I am going now as I am going to have another shower YAY!!!! I think we are off to Townsville tomorrow. BYE!!!!!... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland July 23rd 2011

Hi again guys, we've ended up camping at Laura tonight behind a pub so we have mobile & internet service. Half of our group have left us & are back in Lakeland on tar sealed roads & in their caravans. Darryl is staying with us for another 4 days then we are on our own once again. Tomorrow we are off to Eddie's camp which is a camp at Elim Beach near Hopevale run by an aboriginal elder. He shows visitors how to throw spears to catch fish. After 2 days at Eddie's we are off to Cooktown for 2 days where we have booked a townhouse overlooking the Endeavour River. Can't wait for a little bit of luxury after weeks of dust, dirt roads, tents, canned food, flies, mozzies & bone shattering corregations. ARRRRR!!!! Our ... read more
Thursday Island
Thursday Island again
Zac & I on Thursday Island

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Thursday Island July 21st 2011

Hey guys, we went to Thursday Island today. Had a great day. The boat trip & the bus tour was awesome & the people of the Torres Straight were very friendly. We are heading off tomorrow, we will go to Eliot Falls first then the mighty Gunshot. Not sure what camp we will be staying in though, probably Moreton Telegraph Station but it all depends on how long the Telegraph Track takes as we have been told it is very rough. We will be in Cooktown on Tuesday so I will be on again then. I don't think we will have internet service at the other camps leading up to Cooktown but I could be wrong, I didn't think we would have mobile service at the tip or Thursday Island but we have. Anyway I will ... read more
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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cape York July 20th 2011

Hi again guys, I know I have been on here a bit lately but soon I will be out in the wilderness again & have no internet :o( We went on a chopper flight today. We got picked up at our camp here at Loyalty Beach & had a 30 minute flight to the tip & over all the islands, was amazing!!! We saw 2 crocs & a sea turtle. We are off on a tour over to Thursday Island tomorrow. Follow this link & you will see us on the Gall Boys website. We were so excited as we idolise the Gall Boys & have all their DVDs. We got to meet them earlier this year & we are also going to drop into Brissie on the way home to see them again! http://www.thegallboys.com/Testimonials%20Page.html If ... read more
George after chopper flight
Top of Oz
Croc at the tip

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cape York July 19th 2011

Hey guys, we finally made it to the top of Oz today. Was a great experience that every Aussie should do. Highly recommended! The atmosphere there was great, there were heaps of people but everyone was chatting & in great spirits. Nobody minded waiting to get a pic near the famous sign. Funny how many kilometres people travel just to see that little sign saying 'You are standing at the northern most point of the Australian continent' The 15 minute walk over steep rocks to get to the tip didn't even really bother anyone either. We also spent a small fortune at the Croc Tent which is basically just a souvenir shop in a tent. We also went to the World War 2 plane wrecks in the area. We are thinking of going on a chopper ... read more
Janet bowling
Me bowling
Zac bowling

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cape York July 18th 2011

Hi guys, we are at Loyalty Beach which is near Seisia, only about 40kms from the tip of Australia. It is a beautiful campground & we have a site right on the water but unfortunately they are back burning & there is smoke everywhere so we are all coughing. We will make the trek to the tip either tomorrow or Wednesday. We are having gearbox troubles so the car is going to a mechanic at Seisia tomorrow so who knows how long that will take. Anyway take care. :o)... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Weipa July 16th 2011

Hi again guys, went to Cullen Point today which is about 70kms north of Weipa. We went fishing, Uncle George caught 4 fish & the rest of us got plenty of bites & lost heaps of bait but no fish unfortunately. Finally got to see 3 crocs today, we were so excited, the locals must have thought we were looney! lmao! Moving on to Moreton Station tomorrow for 1 night then the gorgeous Elliot Falls for 2 nights then we will finally get to the tip of Australia! Woo hoo! I am attempting to download a few pics today so hopefully they will turn out ok. Antway not sure when I will be on again as I am not sure of the phone & internet service. Take care guys. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Townsville July 8th 2011

Hi again guys, have travelled almost 3500kms & the last 2 towns have been my faves so far. Absolutely loved Bowen. We had lunch out under the pub verandah where they filmed the movie 'Australia'. I can truly understand why Baz fell in love with the town when he was scouting locations for the film. We had a fun night at Bowen getting harassed by the bloody Maroons supporters during & after the 3rd & final State of Origin. Geez it sux being a Blues supporter up here when they lose. Today & yesterday we have been in Townsville where we drove to the top of Castle Hill, the 360 degree views of the city & Magnetic Island were amazing. We had a bird's eye view of the Townsville 400 V8 Supercar race (Go Holden). Their ... read more




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