Whitsunday Islands - Sailing Trip
2007-05-27, Mackay, Australia. By: Ketch

Just got back from the Whitsundays Islands where we were sailing for the last three days! What an experience! The boat was very small but a lovely crew helped ease most people's sea sickness. Luckily ...

Bats, platypuses and snakes
2006-12-05, Mackay, Australia. By: gemandyoz

Having spent the last six months in Townsville we are now on the road again experiencing both beach and rainforest. It took us a few days to get things packed up and leave the flat on Magnetic Island ...

Severe drought? Who ya gonna call?
2004-11-18, Mackay, Australia. By: rossa

Yesterday another 6 hour bus ride South to Mackay, a major sugar-cane producing area. And the Ross jinx with the weather is still going strong. Mackay hasn't had any significant rain for the last 2...

Passing tropic of Capricorn
2001-01-20, Mackay, Australia. By: andreas

The time is now 12.45 and the train should be reaching its destination within an hour or so, if it wasn’t for the tropical storm that hit north-east Australian yesterday evening. Latest word on arriva...