Category: Travelling Australia

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Exploring a new fishing location – Shoalwater Bay

April 4, 2024 Travelling Australia

When we travel to new places, we use a step-by-step approach to exploring a new fishing location. Often, we are only in the area for ...

Cruising the Queensland coast from Lizard Island to Cairns

Lizard Island to Cairns – Cruising the Queensland coast

September 28, 2023 Travelling Australia

In this episode, we cruise the Queensland Coast from Lizard Island to Cairns. After 3 months or so on the boat during our Northern Safari, ...

Noble island, the most beautiful island on the great barrier reef

The most beautiful remote island on the Great barrier reef

August 3, 2023 Travelling Australia

The most beautiful remote island on the Great Barrier Reef is Noble Island. Unlike most coral atolls which are flat, Noble Island is the core ...

One week in Cooktown

July 20, 2023 Travelling Australia

We spent one week in Cooktown due to weather! Down side: We got robbed. Up side: We saw Trevathan Falls in flood. Did we get ...

Circumnavigating Lizard Island starts at Watson's Bay

Ep. 10 Circumnavigating Lizard Island: Exploring a Tropical Paradise in North Queensland

June 8, 2023 Travelling Australia

Embark on an extraordinary adventure as we take you with us on a journey circumnavigating (and fishing) Lizard Island in North Queensland.

Camping on Lizard Island

May 11, 2023 Travelling Australia

Remote camping at Lizard Island can be reached by a 7 metre + boat in good weather from Cooktown (57 miles) and Starke (27 miles). ...

One more cast… (too many)!

April 20, 2023 Travelling Australia

When leaving a hot fishing session, cries of “one more cast” abound. This time we had one more cast too many and got smashed by ...

Huge GT on a barra lure -RMF Scaleblazer fishing topwater

Catching HUGE GT fishing topwater on a barra lure!

April 13, 2023 Travelling Australia

Catching huge GT topwater is about the most fun you can have with your pants on. While heading north to Lizard Island, I’d been hanging ...

Major boat repair and diamond challenge

March 16, 2023 Boating tips Travelling Australia

When it comes to big issues like a major boat repair – leave it to the woman! After learning of our split water tank, we ...

Boat issues in Townsville

March 2, 2023 Travelling Australia

Until now we were blissfully unaware of the serious boat issues we were about to uncover. We thought we were stopping over in Townsville install ...

Townsville marina stopover

February 23, 2023 Travelling Australia

Townsville Marina was our next port of call on our way from Cairns to the Swain Reefs. And since Townsville is my home town, also ...

Cruising the Palm Islands – Storms at Fantome

February 16, 2023 Travelling Australia

Cruising the Palm Islands on our way to the Swain reefs, we encountered some serious storms. Mostly because travelling in a La Nina event was ...