Mission Beach Travel and Tourism Guide

The trip north from Byron Bay to Noosa took us past the Glasshouse Mountains, home to the now world-famous Australia Zoo, and home to the legendary Crocodile Hunter, a.k.a. Steve Irwin. We had already planned to stop and visit the zoo before leaving the UK, with the vain hope of seeing the mentalist in action first-hand. Unfortunately a cruel twist of nature meant that this was not meant to be, but we were undeterred nonetheless. The main stars of the show are the crocodiles, who play a...

After a stop-over in Singapore we travelled through Tasmania and along the East coast of Australia.

Na een goeie stapavond dan toch maar naar Daintree Rainforest vertrokken en party-stad Cairns achtergelaten.. Zonder camera helaas - die gelukkig wel teruggevonden werd in de (gelukkig) afgesloten locker.. Daintree rainforest is erg cool - ongelofelijk dat je dit soort regenwoud ook in Australie hebt. Vooral de - soms goed voor enige consternatie onder het vrouwelijke volk - aanwezige insecten zoals gigantische spinnen en kevers zijn het bezichtigen waard. En natuurlijk de casuari vogel - p...

Left Townsville today (after a great break with our friends) to visit Melissa's uncle and aunt in Tully.  This part of Australia is a sugar growing area, so lots of cane.  The cutting season is now almost over but still a few mills working.  Unfortunately none are open to the public - they only open during the main harvest of June to November.  We drove through Halifax to Lucinda to see the world's longest jetty.  The sugar is brought to a huge plant at Lucinda and th...