30/3/2019 Moreton Island is a large sand island only 90 minutes just off the coast of our home town Brisbane and for some reason we never get over here enough. It’s a 22km long sand island with a myriad of fun things to do and we ended up doing a 3 night camp with...
When Tropical Cyclone Josie Came To Town In Fiji
7/4/2018 Bula Bula everyone Well we are currently sitting in a cafe in Denarau on the main island in Fiji waiting to head back to the airport to fly back home and not a moment too soon as Tropical Cyclone Keni is due to hit tomorrow. It’s ridiculously sunny and warm so it is...
Almost Rolling The Jeep At Janowen 4×4 Park
Brisbane has some impressive 4×4 parks within 3 hours drive but at Janowen I always seem to do stupid things.
The Bigarsed Jeep Trip to Cape York Part 5 of 5 Heading home via Pennefather River and 30,000 Aboriginal Rock Art
If you want to watch the video instead of reading the blog then here it is! So after 17 days on the road and 6 nights up at the top end of Australia, it was time to say good bye and head south again. Day 17 – 17 Sept 2017 Seisia to Captain Billy’s...
The Bigarsed Jeep Trip to Cape York Part 4 of 5 The Tip of Australia and Thursday Island
So if you rather watch the video than read about it. Here it is! So we finally made it to the northern tip of Australia! But it’s much more than a destination. Once you are here there is a lot to explore and it’s great to just chill out after such a long drive....
The Bigarsed Jeep Trip to Cape York Part 3 of 5 The Old Telegraph Track in a mankini
Here’s the video that has me doing Gunshot Creek in a Mankini and shows all the major driving challenges on the Old Telegraph Track including Palm Creek and Nolan’s Brook. Simply put… The Old Telegraph Track is why we came to Cape York!!! The Old Telegraph Track is one of the mecca’s of 4wding...
The Bigarsed Jeep Trip to Cape York Part 2 of 5 The Frenchman’s Track
So if you prefer to watch the video rather than read about it. Here it is! The video shows more the technical driving over the 2 river crossings. Day 9 – 9 Sept 2017 The Frenchman’s Track Chili Beach to Moreton Telegraph Station138.6km 4hr 22min driving time So the Frenchman’s Track is considered to...
The Bigarsed Jeep Trip to Cape York Part 1 of 5 Brisbane to Chili Beach
So if you are too impatient to read and want to watch the Part 1 video on youTube then here it. So 2 years ago my Mate Peter and I hatched a plan to do a trip to Cape York that didn’t happen when we thought it would. In that time he joined the...
Don’t it make my Brunei blue
15/4/2017 Selamat datang everybody Well we are just about to leave Brunei Darussalam tomorrow night and thought we’d just have to post one more blog to correct what I wrote last time. So last blog I said that Brunei was a bit boring. Well it’s definitely now grown on us now so this blog...
When Two Tribes Go To War In Borneo
14/4/2017 Selamat datang to all you funky monkeys and groovy gibbons So we are sitting here in our hotel room in Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei Darussalam which true to its reputation is so far a boring-arsed city. It’s obviously wealthy from oil money, and everyone here is really lovely, and the place...
