Queensland East Coast - the start

A loose road journey from Bargara north through cane fields, ranges, island water and bright tropical coast. We've explored this stretch in the past so a few quick stops and onto new places.

This set is less about one place than the movement between them — the way the colour, weather and distance shift as the road heads north.

Bargara Finch Hatton Mackay Ayr

Maryborough to Ayr

Rainforest edges, coastal light, and quiet movement along the shoreline.

Maryborough — Maryborough Drone view of the Mary River

Bargara — Bargara Rockpool at Bargara, a coastal town just north of Maryborough - a place we could call home

Finch Hatton aerial — Finch Hatton aerial A drone view of the Finch Hatton gorge and surrounding ranges.

Finch Hatton from Eungella — Finch Hatton from Eungella Cloud shadow over green country

Finch Hatton gorge waterfall — Finch Hatton gorge waterfall Waterfall and rainforest in Finch Hatton gorge, a lush pocket of the ranges.

Mackay cane fields — Mackay cane fields Aerial view of the sugarcane fields near Mackay.

Mackay sugarcane sunset — Mackay sugarcane sunset A warmer inland edge to the coast, where the cane fields meet the light of the setting sun.

Cane sunset — Cane sunset A warmer inland edge to the coast

Finch Hatton gorge — Finch Hatton gorge Rock, rainforest and running water

shhhh — shhhh early riser preparing for a rare moment

Platypus — Platypus Emergence of the strange one

Ayr sunset — Ayr sunset grass and light at the end of the day near Ayr, a small town surrounded by cane fields and the gateway to the Burdekin region.

Ayr cane farm camp — Ayr cane farm camp Our trips first taste of friends and campfires, met on the road.

Ayr sugarcane fire — Ayr sugarcane fire Watching the fire burn through the cane fields near Ayr, a common sight in the lead up to harvest season.