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My Mitsubishi Minica – The Japanese Kei car
My Mitsubishi Minica – The Japanese Kei car
Here are my new wheels… oh yeah… This is a company car, my commute to each of my two schools is 15km and 20km. The Mitsubish Minica has saved me from an extremely lengthly journey of multiple bus and train rides. This is a 7th generation Mitsubish Minica. Under the hood is a 657 cc three cylinder overhead cam unit. It is very good on fuel and super easy to park. [...]
Japan round 2
Japan round 2
With a departure from Sydney, 1 hour stopover in Singapore and lugging a 30kg + suitcase, so begins round 2 of my Japan adventure… This time it is Toyota city for me. Toyota city is about 30-40 minutes from Nagoya in Aichi prefecture. It is about 250 kms from Tokyo. I’ve been considering where to post various things, as I also have a Japan Travel Blog, which is japantravelmate.com. Here [...]
Cairns to Gold Coast, the trip home
Cairns to Gold Coast, the trip home
After exactly two months in the van, and the departure of two fellow convoy members, it was time to drive home. The drive was a big one, 2150km and we travelled from the camp at Gordonvale near Cairns to Surfers Paradise in just 10 days.
Free accommodation near Cairns
Free accommodation near Cairns
Free camping just 20 minutes south of Cairns. We spent a while at this spot, and the one previous post ‘Free camping at Gordonvale, near Cairns’ just doesn’t show how great this spot was. Beautiful spot, just be wary of crocodiles and rain as this area can flash flood.
North Queensland montage
North Queensland montage
Quick montage of the trip so far… Large high quality images showing the highlights of our trip.
Free camping at Gordonvale, near Cairns
Free camping at Gordonvale, near Cairns
We have stayed here for a few days and could stay for many more. Beautiful scene, river beside us and safe swimming holes. Take a look at the HRD photo of the Mulgrave River at dawn.
Free camping at Little Annon River near Cooktown
Free camping at Little Annon River near Cooktown
There is no camping except for caravan parks, within 15kms of Cooktown. With some local knowledge we headed to Annon Gorge and found a spot on top of a hill on the other side of the river from the main access point (tour groups showed up there everyday).
Mount Molloy to somewhere on the way to Cooktown
Mount Molloy to somewhere on the way to Cooktown
About 60km from Cooktown just past Lakeland, a secluded off-road in-a-ditch style camp.
Daintree Rainforest, camping and beach area
Daintree Rainforest, camping and beach area
The world’s oldest rainforest. We have the privilege of camping in this amazing place. First night stayed at Noah’s Beach camp ground and then found a secluded off-road spot where we could stay for two nights, near Cow Bay.