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@@RockbasherV8 back from a cruise now so will check them out.

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@@maximillienkalo5381 thank you. Your tour will feature in Episode 4 of our trip. We had such a good time on your fabulous tour. Rose got such a thrill seeing the turtle. Can’t wait to finish the edit on that episode. Keep up the good work. I’ll link your tour in the description on that episode.

@@craigd5653 thanks guys. Got a great episode coming up on Sunday Morning where we survive a Titanic experience. I won’t spoil the ending.

@@wayneelks thanks guys. Hope you are feeling better.

@@ChrisRyan_Oz yes we featured that in out ‘Drive the Maroochy series as the source of the river is close by. Awesome views from up there.

@@Explornations yeah I noticed after I posted. RUclips gave me this video first. Anyway, I left the comment there in case others come through the same way.

@@ChrisRyan_Oz it was fun to do some local content while recovering from a knee replacement before we extend the range a bit. Thanks for the comments.

@@antoncarmoducchi6057 yes just about any car can do most of this

@@antoncarmoducchi6057 we did it many years ago in our Kingswood. 😁

Thank you for that. We do stick to existing tracks formed by old forestry roads or the QPWS, but as you point out, many do not. Our local 4WD club has a strong relationship with the QPWS and HQ Plantations who manage the National Parks and state forests respectively in Queensland. The tracks are installed and maintained for forestry management and are used for fire fighting and logging and the like. Clubs are even given special access to drive tracks and report on conditions so they can better direct their maintenance for access safely by their own staff in 4wd vehicles. I certainly agree that irresponsible off road driving can cause environmental issues and we do call this out in some of our videos. People leaving camp fires unattended that can start fires, toilet paper (and worse) left in pristine areas as well as plastic waste left by campers (not all in 4wds) are my pet hates. We even go to the trouble of taking a Porta Potti and rubbish bags in our car so we don't need to leave a mess and will often clean up after others. We actually pick up other's poo in one of our K'gari videos. Thank you again for your comment. It reminds me to make sure in future videos that we continue to call out poor behaviour. cheers Col

@@user-qt1yj3vu7p that was MV Natone section of Inskip Point. This area has made it in the news recently with a few near shore land slips. The press call them Sink Holes but it is just sand being washed away by fast flowing tides between Inskip and Hook Point on K’gari (Fraser Island). This is nothing really to worry about unless you are camped or parked too close of course. There was a couple of caravans lost a few years ago. We were in that spot just a week before that. This has been happening since the last ice age but the media like to sell papers. 😁

@Explornations hi guys thanks for your reply. Yeah heading to inskip for Christmas just sussing out best camping grounds for best sun for solar. Thanks again Greg

@@user-qt1yj3vu7p it’s busy then. Our favourite is MV Natone then MV Beagle. MV Sarawak is better for caravans but that is where the latest slip happened. MV Dorigo is a bit more exposed to the wind but also has places you can get a caravan in. Natone and Beagle have pretty soft Sandy tracks through the park which can make taking a caravan more difficult but camper trailers are good in any of them. Have a great trip.

@Explornations we got campertrailer with rooftop tent

@@user-qt1yj3vu7p excellent. Hope you have better knees than me. 😉

@@Cicada4WD yes the Sunshine Coast in Queensland has lots of great forestry areas to explore.

@@RockbasherV8 will do.

@@RockbasherV8 Thanks for that. Yeah Kenilworth in Aus would be a bit different to the UK for sure.

Thanks for that. Figgy Jam is a jam (preserve or jelly) made from figs that we add to some cheese on crackers. Yum!

@@Explornations Oh, figgy jam. I thought you had said piggy jam. I love figs. Bacon, too, but fig jam wins. I hope y’all find comfort wherever life finds you, whether in the road or back at home. And may we all have endless supplies of figgy jam.

I’ll see what I can do. I went to a physiotherapist and she had me doing a few and it really helped. I was going to record my gym session this Saturday so I might be able to do the Pre-op ones as well.

Thankyou I would really appreciate it

No my surgeon says not to. He doesn’t want me doing lunges or using a leg press either. There are a few things I’ll have to adapt to. I am going to a gym now after the rehab centre and under the guidance of an exercise physiologist to try to get back surfing somehow.

@@Explornations I was just thinking because of work. I have a pretty hands and knees job a fair amount of the time

As my surgeon reminds me, you are not getting a 20 year olds knee. You are getting two chunks o metal separated by a piece of plastic. The operation to install these pieces is quite brutal and it can take many months for the swelling to go. You will get numbness around the knee as there are nerves that are cut and muscles split. Apart from the bones being sawn through. Sounds a bit frightening but it is well worth it for the end result.

@@Explornations That sounds terrible, thanks

I’m glad I went through it. 5 months Post Op and I can now do way more than before the op. We are off to Kgari (Fraser Island) again this next week and looking forward to it. 😁

Thanks for that. Episode 6 will be up on Sunday where we take the Maroochy River Cruise on Cruise Maroochy.

Yes it’s a bit like the Bribie passage changing all the time over the centuries.

Thanks Dave. I did get some footage of some cuttings in old tree stumps up in the forest to use for something like that. I might see if I can fit it into the story somehow. Thank you.

Thank you. Looks like we might have to do it in three or four episodes as there is so much to see.

Yes I’ve found so many people have different starting and ending points and reasons for having to go through it. Mine was worn out from years of hard work, while others are sport related and others are accident related. Some are just unlucky in the general pool lottery. At three months now I still have bad days where I just have to take it easy and ice up for a while.

That’s sad to hear. I’ve been really happy with mine. I do hope you get some satisfaction with yours sometime.

It will get better. Hang in there. I’m two weeks postop and walking a mile a day. Still have a lot of nerve pain but each day it gets a little bit better.

Anethitst hit my syatic nerve doing the block , then hit a nerve in my leg , failed to get me under , and eventually got the milky dream needle, woke up in recovery in mad pain in my hip .still.suffering .

@@stevehardy840 sorry to hear that. That must be hard to bear.

As they say, it’s a marathon not a sprint. Set realistic goals and work towards them. At 8 days I was still working towards a Rom of 90 but 8 weeks I was at full range 140 and we were concentrating on building confidence on stairs and hill climbs. Stairs are no longer scary and am getting back to normal life. Today is week 11 for me and getting more and more friendly with my new knee. Keep up the positivity and you will get through with flying colours.

Wish her luck for me. It does take a while but it does get better with time. Get her to set some small but achievable goals and bit by bit it will improve.

I’m based on the Sunshine Coast and had private health insurance so was able to choose when and where and who and even could choose where to do the rehab. Dr Bourne an orthopaedic surgeon did the surgery at Buderim Private Hospital. Then off to Eden Rehab Hospital in Cooroy for the next week after 3 days in Buderim. Everyone’s journey will be different but can say my knee is now nearly 10 weeks Post Op and still have swelling. The pain is managed with just Paracetamol Slow Release but is now way less than before the op. We are now getting ready to re-start our travels and get some more videos out soon. So just remember that at the moment your knee will be just getting worse. After the op it will be getting better and better and you should be able to get back to a somewhat normal life. Hope it goes well for you. Yes there will be a bit of pain before the gain. All the best. Col.

@@Explornations thankyou so much I also have private cover but still very stressed thanks 🙏🏼 for the reply

It is normal to be stressed but just remember why you are even considering it. I couldn’t keep up with Rose. You will see this in some of the other vids we have done, especially when we try a 6 k walk at Woodgate. 😵‍💫😖

@@Explornations I totally understand I’ve got arthritis in my right knee for a very long time now bone on bone inner side with couple nasty bone spurs which have formed and my left knees on the same track pretty much I can still do thing but has definitely slowed me down

Mine was the left knee and I was able to work the clutch on my Nissan Patrol although I am yet to try it off road. But a right knee is used for operating the brake and you need to be real confident with it. Your insurance may not be valid until you get the go ahead from a doctor. I’m glad you found the video helpful. I have heard a lot of negatives and thought I would make something positive .

Sounds like you are having a similar experience.😃. Yes, time to get into the gym.

Sounds like you are having a similar experience 😃 yes, time to get into the gym. Hope it keeps going well for you

It was alright in the end and it has healed very well. I did watch her wash her hands well before and she did swab it all down so I wasn’t too concerned. But yes she could have done more. Thank you for picking that up. 🙂

Thanks for that. Make sure you do the prehab work, have a positive attitude and hopefully you have the support that I have had and all will be well. I just had the one done. Good luck with doing both. That will be a lot tougher I imagine.

Thank you for that. Yes I have a lot of motivation and support which has really helped me Hope yours goes well too

To some it might be Fraser Island, but that is just the 5th name that I know of. Before it was Fraser Island it was Fraser’s Island named after the captain of a ship that was wrecked. Before that it was Great Sandy Island, and before that was named Great Sandy Peninsular by Mathew Flinders before recent settlers realised it was an island and before that was called K’gari by the local Butchela people. I’m happy to call it K’gari. It’s easier to say when you get used to it.

Yeah that was fun.

Yes we were quite surprised to see that much water flowing. And it had dropped quite a bit over the last few months after all the rain earlier in the year.

how can you be so sure that one day you will get to do this

@@crescentmoon256 it takes some planning but we’ll worth it 😀

It was a hoot. I talk to Marge (Mum) who won in the next episode coming up on Sunday as we continue out into the desert.

Thanks for watching.

Yes that was a bit of a surprise. We will have to try that pub next time we go past that way.

Thanks for subscribing. I hope you enjoy our other videos. Cheers Col

Thanks Wendy. Can’t wait to get back again so we can try out the accommodation there

Yes it’s awesome to spend time there. Still can’t decide which is my favourite part 😊

Thanks Dave. It wasn’t cheap though 😊

There is certainly plenty of beaches there to drive. But we love driving the inland tracks as well.

Thanks David, Yes it was a great trip and look forward to going back with some better camera and sound equipment. the car walk around will be up next Sunday.

Thanks Dave. Yes the West side is a must do.

Glad you enjoyed it Michael. Episode 3 is now up. Hope you enjoy that one as well.