FNQ 2026 Trip Summary

 The Winter trip for 2026 was to spend two weeks in the FNQ area.

A really nice time, seeing some familiar places, new places, catching up with old friends and even a quick day of diving on the reef.

The standouts for the trip were:

Lake Barrine tea house, a truely great place, with a nice drive to and from, certainly worth the visit.

The Babinda Boulders and the Josephine Falls, a very nice area, spend some time if traveling past.

The Strand in Townsville, a great place to relax for a few days and with Magnetic island just there, it has lots of opportunity to explore more. a definite return to place.

see the detail in the individual day's posts.

Sydney the road trip summary

 

A summary of the road trip to Sydney. (see each day's post for more info)

A great road trip along the east coast from Melbourne to Sydney and back via the inland freeway.

A great week in Sydney, with daily adventures and explorations.

View from Apartment.

Trip Summary SA East Coast

 A slow wander along the southeast coast of SA from Warrnambool to Adelaide.

As part of getting to Adelaide for a wedding, we took a slow wander along the coast.

Most places we had previously visited but not stopped and just enjoyed or explored the parts a bit off the track.

Trip Summary: 2025 Sunshine Coast

 The 2025 Queensland Trip to Celebrate Retirement!

The trip's objective was to celebrate full retirement and learn to adopt to slow travel and the idea of staying in one place.

The road trip was fanastic with lots of wonderful places found and lots more to go back and spend more time at.

The two weeks at Caloundra was fun and enjoyable , but we think that next time we will try one week at a time for each place, especially on the first visit.

Total klm's 5,100

OutBound

Homeward bound 1

The back road option on the Toowomba to Tamworth section went astray with flooding on roads, hence the left hand turn , but wass nice to see Texas and Tenterfield.
Armidale was a very nice town and overnight stop

Homeward Bound 2

Great Ocean Road Trip 2025 overview

 Trip Great Ocean Road over 5 Days.

19th June 20255 to 23rd June 2025, 

the first of the retirement slow holidays.

The Trip Outline - European Road Trip

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The Europe Part

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Itinerary

Day 1 | Arrive Paris, France.

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Welcome to Paris - one of the world’s most beautiful cities and the capital of France. A city of world-class restaurants, art galleries, shops and natural masterpieces, beautiful parks and gardens. Visit the world famous Louvre Museum to see the Mona Lisa, and then the amazing Musee d’Orsay. Wander through the narrow lanes of Bohemian Montmartre, the artists’ community where you can watch them sketch as you sit at one of the many outdoor cafes. Take a romantic boat cruise on the River Seine. See the Arc de Triumph, one of Paris’ principal focal points and the Place de la Concorde, the largest square in France. The gothic Notre-Dame is the most famous of all cathedrals and is located in the heart of Paris on a small island, the Ile de la Cite.

Accommodation: First Class Auteuil Tour Eiffel or similar (2 nights)