Outdoors – Home Town Adventurer

Reeling in ‘The Big One’

Number 10 on the Bucket List – go fishing and catch a big fish – has thus far proven an elusive feat. It has become palpably clear that fishing the Johnstone River in the tinny is never going to cut the mustard. Luckily for Mr M and Grandad M, our next-door neighbour is single, butContinue reading “Reeling in ‘The Big One’”

Flying Fish Point

With school holidays upon us we’ve been thinking about things we can do to get out-and-about when one parent does not have leave from work (bummer). About a month or so back we took an afternoon drive to Flying Fish Point, just to hang out. Flying Fish Point is the northern headland of the entranceContinue reading “Flying Fish Point”

Tiny Baby Fish

Bucket List goal number 10 is to go fishing and catch a big fish. We have had a couple of short fishing trips since arriving, but so far the big fish has eluded us. In fact, it’s fair to say that nearly all fish have eluded us. As part his strategy to land ‘The BigContinue reading “Tiny Baby Fish”

Babinda Boulders

Time to share our first local adventure: A day trip to the Boulders for a swim in the Babinda Creek (and a tick for number 9 on the bucket list – swim in a freshwater swimming hole – for those playing along at home). Babinda is about 30km north of Innisfail, around an easy 20Continue reading “Babinda Boulders”