Well folks we have just had a weeks fishing at Lake Boondooma which is about two hours north west of Gympie, and sadly have to report that we did not catch a single fish. Geoff and Marie caught three nice Bass in the week that we were there but we came up with absolutely nothing. We did, however, catch some redclaw which were very tasty. It was a very pleasant week though with a campfire every night and after the mist had cleared of a morning we had reasonable days. Geoff and Marie's neighbours, Skip and Marg, joined us for a few days with their lovely little Jack Russel (Milo) and Skip played his harmonica at night by the fire(very enjoyable). The last day was just a little bit too cold and very reminiscent of Frying ... read more

Hi all, Sorry for the length of time it has taken to get something on the blog but we have not had the coverage unitl now. I have included some pictures that probably tell their own story. We had 5 weeks at Weipa and left with a freezer full of fish. We caught a variety of fish including cod, bream, Queenfish, Jewfish, Grunter, Salmon, Tuskfish, Stripeys and Mother in Laws but no Barramundi. It was certainly a learning experience and we have thoroughly enjoyed it. The weather was certainly tropical with not much difference between day and night temperatures and the people in the fishing camp were all very friendly. After we left Weipa we headed to the Atherton Tablelands and spent afew days exploring the region. I will post some photos of that later. We ... read more

Well here we are in sunny Canberra and having mixed feelings about being here. It has been lovely to catch up with some of our friends and family. Seems odd though not to be seeing Lisa so I will try and get in a flight to Melbourne to catch up with her and Nick. John has had hayfever since we've been home which he didn't have at all on our travels. We don't have many photos from the last leg of the trip as the weather was not that good. After leaving River Heads we spent two nights in Gympie and then had another two nights with Bruce and Jo in Buderim. John caught a beautiful flatty in the Maroochy River which we threw on the barbie and ate that night. It was then onto Yamba ... read more

Well once again we have arrived back at our base of River Heads. It has certainly been a godsend having Ann and Bernie's house to return to while we wash,repack and restock for the next trip. John can actually get a few good nights sleep and of course watch his precious TV with proper reception. We spent a week with Cheryl and Jeff in Mackay, although Jeff was working for most of the time. It was wonderful to catch up with them again as we hadn't seen them for about seven years. We helped Cheryl do some gardening and landscaping while we were there and were fairly pleased with the results. We didn't do any fishing there but did have a bit of a drive around the area and also went to a sugar crushing mill, ... read more

We wnjoyed a couple of wondeful days with Andy and Kathy. Did the tourist bit, went to Burrum Heads (lovely spot where the river meets the ocean), and had a nice lunch at a restaraunt on the water at Toogum. We all went on a whale watching cruise, the whales would come right up to the boats and put on an excellent display. A very enjoyable experience, well worth the money. Drove up to Bundaberg and had a look around. Went to Mon Repos which is the beach where the turtles come ashore to breed. The breeding season starts early November so if we are still here we will return for another look. We were lucky enough to photograph a PSM turtle stranded on the rocks. Andy and I went out in the boat for a ... read more