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So the holiday is booked.
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| posted by ServerGuy 729 days ago |
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OK, so I have now booked the holiday.
The first seven days will be driving a camper van from Sydney to Brisbane.
So where should we go and stay at ?
What good places would anyone recomend between the two places, remembering I only have 7 days driving ?
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| posted by tinybear 728 days ago |
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That's a lotta driving. 
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| posted by ServerGuy 728 days ago |
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Npt really, its 1000 km, so divide that up by 7 and its only 142 km a day.
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| posted by ServerGuy 728 days ago |
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Only for the first 7 days. We are then getting the train overnight fron Brisbane to Cairnes, staying there for a few days on the beach.
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| posted by Lola 728 days ago |
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Mind the stingrays.
I remember a spectacular croc-attack story from years ago in that part of the country... woman was sitting on a pier, dangling her feet in the water (despite the signs warning people not to). Croc leaps out of the water and drags her under. S&R parties take about 5 days to locate her body, wrap it in tarp and lash it to the side of the boat. On the way back, a huge mofo croc leaps out of the water, grabs the body in its teeth, tarp'n'all, and swims off with it.
Best mind the crocs, too.
Dancing robustly sideways
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| posted by ServerGuy 728 days ago |
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Yea, probably wont be going to near the wildlife.
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| posted by Johny 728 days ago |
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ServerGuy,
I think you will find that there are no real good beaches in Cairns itself. There are better beaches as you travel further north up towards Port Douglas. Definately no surf up there because of the reef. But, if you are looking for some lazy days of doing nothing much and just lazing around, I would think that either Palm Cove, a little resort town north of Cairns, or Port Douglas would be a better option.
I used to live up that way before coming to HK, so if you are looking for anything specific let me know and I will try to think of some of the stuff up that way.
A couple of links for your reference.
http://www.pddt.com.au/
http://www.palmcove.net/
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| posted by tinybear 728 days ago |
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Don't forget to take the Skyrail. 
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| posted by Load Toad 728 days ago |
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142 Km a day? I can w**k further than that.
Average by Intention.
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| posted by nikko 728 days ago |
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I would limit time spent in Brisbane...stop at port maquaire, after that make a big day of driving as the closer you get to brisbane the more there is to do..see Tweeds head, byron bay(do the sea kyacking), Surfers/ gold coast..if you have kids send them to the Warner bros them park..or the sea world thing..Do you scuba dive?
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| posted by xpat-Aussie 728 days ago |
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See my post from the other day... it's all there.
"...and once you have tasted flight,
you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward,
for there you have been and there you long to return...."
-Leonardo DaVinci
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