by Day 21 Mareeba to Airlie Beach 700kms 8hrs 22mins driving time
The Suthos car problems were getting worse last night and after the RACQ visited this morning the results were not good.
Luckily the car stopped in the first town we have been for a couple of weeks with a Toyota dealership!
As we were now in more populated areas the other Chilli Caperz went on to Airlie Beach, hoping Hot Stuff 2 would be able to play catch up.
The Atherton Tablelands are beautiful and such a stark contrast to the road we were on just 24hrs before.
Just after Innisfail we hit 5000kms and 96hr sitting in the car
Then good news from the Suthos. Car will be fixed this morning and they will be on the road!!!!
Much of the road today has been travelled before and we kept ourselves away playing name the road kill!!!
Arriving into Airlie Beach was very satisfying 
Dinner at Airlie Beach
Day 22 Airlie Beach to Tannum Sands 621 kms 7 hrs driving time
The Sutherlands arrived in at 12:50am after their long night drive and at 9:30am we all set off together for Tannum Sands.
The Jardines were also having trouble starting their car and were concerned that the starter motor in their Prado was dying just like the Sutherlands had 2 days before.
The Jardines need a new starter motor but no part in Rockhampton so yet again the decision was made to push on to our destination.
After quick showers we walked to the Tannum Sands surf club for our last nights dinner and a birthday celebration for Hano. 
Day 23 Tannum Sands to Home 514kms
Breakfast at McDonalds ( first one for the trip) and we started on our way home
KIDS FAVORITE MOMENTS:
Isabelle: Punsand Bay and the colour of water at Thursday Island
Kate: Kalpower and Thursday Island
Pippa: Great Barrier Reef and The Tip
Jesse: Sorkelling and Camping
Lucy: Snorkelling and cracking coconuts at Chilli Beach
Annabel: Snorkelling and cracking coconuts at Chilli Beach
Magnus: seeing crocodiles and fishing
Isabel: Snorkelling and creek crossings
William: Fishing in Weipa and Snorkelling
Abigail: Snorkelling and The Tip
THE ADULTS MEMORABLE MOMENTS
SAM: spontaneous singing of national anthem at the tip by the kids
SIMON: Dissappointment when Wills lost shark of his line at Punsand Bay
LUKE Venus and Jupiter at Punsand Bay
TANIA Sunrise and sunsets at Punsand Bay and First swim at EliotFalls when all the day trippers had left
MICHAEL Fishing at Weipa, drunk guy in Nolans creek stumbling across while we did the Overland Telegraph Track
MARK fishing at Weipa, Overland Telegraph Track, Snorkelling with kids on the reef
KATE Getting bogged in dry Laura River and meeting the 3 year old Rodeo girl in Rockhampton with the surname Hansen
NAT afternoon drinks at Punsand bay and the hilarious banter of the Chilli Caperz on theCB radio
HEART POUNDING MOMENTS
unexpected creek crossing at Eliot Falls
hitting large pothole at Speed and going airborne
Exiting log bridge and getting caught on 3 wheels with kids running around
stuck in sand without anyone else around
walking through possibly croc infested water to attach snatch strap to Suthos car in favorite boardies
crossing Nolans knowing the drunk peanut gallery had been digging out the deep holes
CAUTIONARY TALES
– do not take your favorite board shorts
– secure your trailer
– bring toilet paper
– bring lots of electrical tape and cable ties
– watch out for hot meat pies
– make sure you have an Allen key to tighten roof racks
– don’t clean your car before you go
– check used by dates on all food north of cooktown
– make sure you know where all recovery points are on your fellow travelers vehicles
– bring erection gloves for setting up camper trailer
– bring loads of toilet paper
– bring clothes you are prepared to throw out at the end
– bring many $1 coins
– bring vacuum packed clothes for the trip home
We are now 2hrs from Brisbane By the end it will have been 6650kms and 118hrs in the car all in 3 weeks.
See you in Brisvegas. Over and Out 
