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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cardwell May 17th 2006

So, lot's to update for this entry! On Friday evening, as the girls and I were preparing for a night out, I received a phone call that I had a job set up for me in the small little town, well, actually it's more like a Hamlet, of Cardwell. I was so excited, that I decided to stay home and pack, and well, I was so excited that I even packed the girls' bags too. So, the next day, I woke up, said my goodbyes to Nicole and Tenille, and set out to Cardwell on the greyhound. I sat with a really nice guy from Ireland, so the three hour trip wasn't at all boring. I arrived, only to realise the smallness of the town I would be living in for up to a month or ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cardwell March 13th 2006

Well today saw us pass the 14,000km barrier on our ozzie road trip. Quite something in just over 3 months! We set of from Townsville this morning to begin the trip up to Cardwell, our overnight stop on route to Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef! On route we drove 28km up a winding mountain side to a village on the summit called Paluma. During this treck we stopped off at Little Crystal Creek falls and then travelled further up to the rock slides, a large stream of water which has eroded away at the surrounding rocks creating a natural water slide. To be honest it looked a little dangerous to me, but Oli went in and had a go while i just took a splash in the pool area which was refreshing and well worth ... read more
Rock Slides!




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