May 24-27th, 2018 Koalas, Hikes, and Snorkeling After breakfast and tucking away our big backpacks, we squished the two of us, plus two small backpacks, and a bag of food on one of the motorcycles and headed over to the ferry terminal. We squeezed in next to the other families, backpackers, and delivery trucks on the … Continue reading Road Trip Day 38 to 41: Magnetic Island
May 23, 2018 After a couple days at sea, we were ready to ride again and keep moving north. Bags strapped and gas in the tank, we cruised out of Airlie Beach and away from the sailboats bobbing in the harbor. Less than twenty minutes later, we were in the sugar cane fields, following the … Continue reading Road Trip Day 37: Airlie Beach to Townsville
Day 36, May 22, 2018 I slept so much better in the bunk the second night and actually enjoyed being rocked by the gentle waves. The Skipper was also kind to us this morning and didn't start the engines until the late hour of 6:45am. After bread and peanut butter a la fresco, we sailed … Continue reading The Whitsundays Sailing Trip, Day Three
Day 34: Airlie Beach & Whitsundays May 20, 2018 Today was the big day we embarked on our multi-day sailing trip around the Whitsunday Islands! We went next door to the travel agent for the briefing and paperwork and the operator said to me, "Did ya have a late night last night?" I paused a … Continue reading The Whitsundays Day One
Rockhampton to Airlie Beach May 19, 2018 Of course, the night before the longest day of riding, I slept horribly. The old grungy man in our room not only continued to burp in his sleep, but also farted uncontrollably and hacked up phlegm every half hour. Then, the guy in the bunk next to mine … Continue reading Road Trip Day 33: Rockhampton to Airlie Beach – The Longest Ride
Day 32, May 18: Agnes Water to Rockhampton In the morning, we still had some things to wrap up with our website clients so we ran around town tying up loose ends. We edited images for the hostel, got a down payment from the cafe, and tweaked the surf shop site until Grom was satisfied. … Continue reading Road Trip Day 32: Agnes Water to Rockhampton
Agnes Water and Town of 1770 (May 10 - 17) So I know I haven’t posted in over a week, but we're alive and well! For the past week or so, we’ve been taking it easy in Agnes Water while waiting for our Whitsundays Trip to become available. Last I posted, we were talking with … Continue reading A Week of Sunshine in Agnes Water & Town of 1770 (Day 24-31)
Day 22: Rainbow Beach to 1770 and Agnes Water I woke up to the loud voice of a proper Aussie named Nate corralling the newest tour group at 6:30am. I didn't mind much since it meant we could get an early start on the road too. After breakfast, I checked the forecast and it said … Continue reading Aussie Motorbike Adventure Day 22: Rainbow Beach to 1770/Agnes Water
Day 21: Fraser Island to Rainbow Beach I woke up around 6am and started to clean the campsite since I knew my fellow team members would not be fit to drive this morning. Stumpy and I cleared the empty cans and shimmery silver wine bags. He remarked that he chooses not to "poison" his body … Continue reading Aussie Motorbike Adventure Day 21: Fraser Island
Day 18: Rainbow Beach With nowhere to be and nothing to do until our 4pm safety briefing, we enjoyed free breakfast of white bread and peanut butter at a leisurely pace. Rainbow Beach is mostly a spot where tourists go before embarking on Fraser Island Tours. However, the town does have an incredible beach that … Continue reading Aussie Motorbike Trip Day 18: Rainbow Beach
