{"id":22534,"date":"2018-03-22T16:38:44","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T05:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slingadventures.com\/?p=22534"},"modified":"2019-04-20T19:35:05","modified_gmt":"2019-04-20T09:35:05","slug":"east-coast-australia-road-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slingadventures.com\/destinations\/australia\/east-coast-australia-road-trip","title":{"rendered":"East Coast Australia Road Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"
With just over a month to spare, an East Coast Australia road trip was in order. With no fixed itinerary, we uncovered a few gems.<\/p>\r\nAfter a 3-month Chilean road trip<\/a>, the addiction to living life on the road was too great. So, after arriving back into Australia it wasn't long before we were on the road again. This time the valid excuse being the need to attend our first housesitting<\/a> gig near Rockhampton in Queensland. So, it made the perfect excuse to pack up the car with our camping gear and spend a little time discovering some hidden\u00a0gems on an east coast Australia road trip.\r\n\r\nIf you are planning to take a trip on this route, take a skim through our trip and see if there are any highlights you may want to add to your itinerary. Detailed reviews of the campsites will be added in due course, although links to the Google listings (which include our shorter reviews) have been included.\r\nOur East Coast Australia Road Trip Itinerary<\/h2>\r\n
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Vehicle & Equipment<\/h2>\r\nSadly, we were not able to bring our trusty Toyota 4Runner home from Chile. So, we had to make do with our Subaru Impreza hatchback. While a little cramped with gear, it was suitable for us as camping in a tent was more than suitable this time around. We were also in possession of the following gear:\r\n
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Seal Rocks<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\nSeal Rocks has been one of the more isolated towns by design on Australia's east coast. A fiercely\u00a0patriotic local community have stopped most development. The result is a very laid back surfing town with a few good beaches, a lighthouse and a unique campsite in the form of Treachery camp<\/a>. Treachery has massive resident goannas (lizards) prowling the campsite, is a short walk through sand dunes to reach a mostly deserted beach. The only downside is the lack of mobile signal (Optus) and electricity. Of course also a feature, but we were supposed to be working!\r\n\r\n