My Happy Travels
From little trips to big, this blog shares the adventures of Amy Colley along with her companions, most often her husband Wayne.
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Fiji Family Trip
When your siblings live far away from one another, time and busy lives makes it challenging to catch up. For us it has been 11 years since we have all been in the same place at the same time. We started a plan 11 months ago to have an adventure together with our parents. We…
Keep readingEurimbula Creek Camping
11km before Agnes Water is a well signed turn to the left into Eurimbula National Park. 15km in from there on a dirt and minimally maintained road you will find a beautiful little piece of coastline at the mouth of Eurimbula Creek. Nestled in behind the dunes are some scattered campsites among some big shady…
Keep readingBaffle Creek Hipcamp
Camping at Easter, it is what we do. The challenge is always finding a spot that accommodates our large and loud family. Never mind that between us there are 6 dogs… Hipcamp is the obvious place to look because often these places are more private, allow the doggos and won’t break the bank. This year…
Keep readingTannum Sands
After a family Christmas spent in Emerald we decided to break up the 9hr journey home with a couple nights spent at Tannum Sands. Tannum Sands is just south of Gladstone on the east coast of Queensland. It has all the usual facilities of a coastal town with grocery stores, restaurants and a surf club.…
Keep readingHamilton Island
When Wayne has a work conference hosted on a tropical north Queensland island and partners are invited, you say yes! Even if it is only two weeks after returning from an epic month off in Canada. Hamilton Island is one of the largest islands in the Whitsunday region. It has its own airport and we…
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