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ROAD TRIP!!! 🐬 🕷🦈 🐊 🦘🐍 🐨 google.com/maps/dir/Surfe… ImageImage
I’ll keep this thread going with one or more pics each day. Dining out in Noosa today, such a chilled out atmosphere here 🌴 Image
Go straight for 475km 😲 Image
Always some animal down here wanting to mess you up... Image
Ok, so some animals are cool 🐸 Image
When there’s no more city and all the light pollution is gone... Image
When in this part of the world... 🥃 Image
How’s the serenity... Image
Typical Aussie Christmas weather 🌴😎 Image
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Australian death frog 🐸 Image
Come on in, the water’s nice ☠️ Image
🚣‍♀️ 🍾 Image
Yeah, this’ll do 🌴 Image
Monday blues 🌴 Image
Monday pinks 🌴 Image
“You never go home thinking back to the things you didn’t do” facebook.com/588950508/post… Image
Morning ☀️ Image
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From one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World to one of the world’s most beautiful beaches... and we’re still in our own state. Just gained a totally new appreciation for home today ❤️ 🇦🇺 ImageImageImageImage
Words can’t describe how amazing the reef is, it’s just totally out of this world
And Whitehaven Beach... it’s just always one of the best in the world. All national park, remote from the rest of the world and sand like talcum powder. Amazing hamiltonisland.com.au/things-to-do/w…
Saying goodbye to Hayman Island, The Whitsundays were just absolutely amazing 🤩 Image
There are a lot of bats in Port Douglas 🦇
I mean **A LOT** of bats 🦇 😲
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The beaches here are not quite like home... 🐊 Image
🚣‍♀️ 🤿 🐠 🚁 ImageImageImageImage
All Australian animals are soft and furry and harmless... 🦘 Image
...ok, so there’s a few exceptions 🐊 Image
Little girl. Big fish. 🎣 Image
It’s almost bat o’clock (zoom in...) Image
Far North Queensland summer days 🥵 Image
Problem solved 🍻 Image
The bravest little girl I know ❤️ She wanted to bungee as well but needs another couple of years on her yet
Such diverse landscape here from reef to rain forest to white sandy beaches to this (bonus points for spotting the camouflaged child) 🪨 Image
You might get stung, eaten or drown, but other than that it’s really nice! Image
But at 30C in the ocean, it’s pretty damn tempting... Image
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This felt... “precarious” 😬
Christmas Day here is... Nerf gun wars, drones, playing in the park and old Christmas movies. What’s it like in your part of the world? ImageImageImageImage
An enormously challenging year coming to a close surrounded by a wonderful family. We’ve had amazing support from fantastic friends, neighbours and an online community that stretches further than we ever could have imagined, with thousands of messages of support. Thanks folks 🙏 Image
The amazing @SkyrailCairns over the tropical rainforest and down to the ocean. We followed it up with a swim in the 30C ocean 🌴 🐊 ImageImageImageImage
Time for the next leg of the trip! We have many podcasts queued up... 🚗 Image
There is a lot of nowhere out here. And bugs 🐜 🐛 🕷 ImageImage
A long day into the middle of outback Queensland, but man that drive is easy when the road is straight, flat, you can overtake anywhere and it’s either 100 or 110kph most of the way. Radar cruise control, podcasts, relax 😎 ImageImageImage
Just a little bit of this evening’s gorgeous scenery ☀️ Image
Stormy days ⛈ Image
Wasn’t sure if we’d be able to find Mt Isa 🤓 Image
Had a nice look around Lake Moondarra today. For some reason, @charlottelyng didn’t want to get out of the car... northweststar.com.au/story/2125106/… Image
Longest one-day leg of the trip coming up now. Go straight for 661k, get fuel at the only station along the way, turn left and go another 506k 🚗 Image
Going straight for 633km 😳

Covered most of that already, this is the easiest big drive I’ve ever done, especially once we hit the 130 zone and the ks really started to disappear. Image
That’s about as tight as I want to make it range wise in the absolute middle of nowhere 😬 ImageImage
There’s a lot of desert out here 🐪 Image
That’d be the most ks I’ve ever driven in a single day, but 1,169km in 9:28h was an absolute breeze 😎 Image
Today’s first wildlife encounter 🦚 Image
G’day! 🐪 Image
First time I’ve had to get a key to remove a padlock from the pump before getting fuel. Also the first time I’ve paid nearly $2 a litre! ImageImage
This’ll do 😎 🍺 Image
This is just magical 🤩 ImageImageImageImage
G’night ✨ Image
This is next level amazing
36 rock domes covering 22 square km up to 546m high formed 550 million years ago 😮 ImageImageImageImage
The last light of the year we’ll never forget. Have a great NYE friends. Image
Security theatre 🔓 Image
When you can, see this. It’s magical. Image

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