Going to the Great Barrier Reef on Big Mama Sailing After a year on the road, my house and garden need a lot of love. Last Friday I skipped the domestic chores, put the “Gone Sailing” sign up and…
12 Great Things to do in Mission Beach, part 2
Look at that gin clear water! It’s time to hit the ocean in Mission Beach! Here is part 2 of my list of Great Things to Do in Mission Beach. Even if you are not a keen swimmer, do yourself…
12 Great Things to do in Mission Beach in any weather, part 1
The best things to do in Mission Beach? There’s a lot to do in a place where two World Heritage listed sites meet. That’s right. Mission Beach is one of those rare places on the planet, where the reef and…
How to make a tropical Australian island yours for $5.75 a night
It’s the last weekend of the school holidays and Australia’s beaches are at peak capacity. Getting away from the crowds will be tricky. So we do the only sensible thing. We take the yacht of the working classes to an…
How circumnavigating Hinchinbrook Island in a tinny made me a better Aussie
Until recently ‘tinny’ was a word I had to look up in a dictionary. Australian slang for a small aluminium boat, the yacht of the working classes, was something that belonged in a Tim Winton novel, together with his celebration of…
