Brisbane to Sydney via the dirt, the Tenterfield leg 

In my mind, only three things are certain in life: death, taxes and that bitumen roads are bloody boring. So, tackling a trip like Brisbane to Sydney using as many dirt roads as possible is, in my mind, an absolute dream trip. And that might sound surprising, because it’s not K’gari, or the Canning, or, in fact any of the big-ticket items. It’s a gem, hidden in plain sight just waiting for adventurous wheelers to take it on, and the best bit? You’re in charge, you can choose where you want to point the bonnet. Unlike many other journeys, this one isn’t linear.   So, for our first bite-size chunk, we steered our way from North Stradbroke Island to Tenterfield. Partly by design, partly because Mother Nature in all her ferocity forced us that way due to fires. The real party piece of this leg is that it had something for 4X4er, mud, ruts, sand, corrugations and almost everything in between.  North Stradbroke Island  Cue what is possibly the only island I haven’t managed to find myself bogged up to the rear-view mirrors on. I can’t lie (I mean, you’ve all seen the show) that likely had a lot to do with the factory twin-locked Next-Gen Ford Ranger Raptor I was driving. North Stradbroke Island, or ‘Straddie’ as affectionately known by locals, isn’t just a haven for beachgoers and sun-seekers who missed all the ads…