looking at a trip sometime soon, wife, 2 kids (6 and 8) and a couple of kites. Where has been the best holiday for kiting where the wife got to relax and the kids had a blast?? Prefer surf but not really that fussed!

sweet - thats been number one on the wifes list for a long time - I just havent told her you can kite there

What are the best months of the year there?

NQ is troppo so most months are unpredictable, summer is nice and humid and rainy, spring is best, autumn=bali weather, winter is the best, when WA is in winter, Whitsundays are cranking.

Conway beach is a good spot, mind for crocs though, sometimes the tide goes out 800metres or so, good for land boarding...

Another good one is Whitehaven beach, but only charters will get u there really, and u cant camp on the island.

Lizard Island is further north around magnetic (which is great diving) Dunk Island and Brampton are wayyy south, the Superbank is about 900Kms south.

Hamilton island sucks.

But if ur going soon, you could stop by at the Coconet classic on the way at Bowen, where $15K awaits you...

Cairns is an awsome place to ride (yorkeys knob). Its good for the missus and kids, there is plenty to do. Kiting is always good, with the wind fairly consistent and locals are ok. I have been there a couple of times. My wife was 7 months pregnant and she semed to have a nice time. We stayed on the beach at a holiday rental and I kited every day.