A Day at the Zoo What a day we had at the zoo,A chance to see the wild up close.What a day to reconnect,With nature’s wonders, vast and grand. From silent hunters to playful mischief,From timid eyes to fearless might,Each creature tells a story deep,A glimpse into their distant life. Oh, how I long to …
Remember those shots from yesterday. They looked so far away, so steep, so jagged, so tall, so mountainous. I can concur…all of the previously mentioned adjectives. All of those lovely shots from yesterday, well that’s where we went today. 6 am and it was 3 deg outside. By 7 am we eventually warmed enough to …
That’s a big name. It suits, cause it’s a big park. Interesting this one. It is very uppy and downie. The volcanic action that created it lasted over four million years. And that occurred 17 million years ago. WOW! When you hear figures like that, you realise that the human race is a mere blip …
How cool is space. You can’t tell me that you haven’t looked up at night and wondered. Out here in ‘big sky country’ the nightly show of galaxies, Milky Way and satellites, not forgetting the shooting stars, continually amazes and tantalises the senses. The Paul Wild Observatory is the one where you see the 5 …
Bald Rock-Tenterfield area Bald Rock National Park is a short drive from Tenterfield and the walks are well-graded and easy. We met a bouncy five year old girl through to grandparents trekking up to see the views. Boulders placed precariously, prudently positioned, permitting the perfect path to pass beneath…..couldn’t help myself….. With recent rain, the …
Visiting Mandy’s Dad and Exploring the Region We’re spending a week visiting Mandy’s dad on our way down south, and with so much to see in the area, a few day trips were definitely in order. One particular destination stood out—an incredible, free experience that is well worth the trip. Discovering the Boolboonda Tunnel A …
Surfing, longboard competitions, pizza, paperbark board walks, yoga, beach walks, lookouts, 1770, history, and beach swimming. That just about sums up our couple of days at Agnes Waters. We landed here amongst the Agnes Waters Classic, a long board competition. I had never seen a surfing competition before, it was totally gnarly. Makes me want …
We have seen much of Queensland from the 20 odd years of driving from Cairns to Brisbane. Both the coast roads and inland ones have been fairly well explored. One place Mandy had been as a child and wished to take me to explore was Carnarvon George. This was our first major destination. Day #1 …
We have been a little quiet of late. Some changes to our plans were made due to instability of travel. So … we took the plunge, went back to Cairns, swapped our touring bicycles for the mountain bikes and prepped the cruiser. Our plan now is to wander around this magnificent country, see the sites …
Today was a day to discover the North of the island. It does take a while to drive the 80ish km, as half the island has paved roads and the other half has well groomed dirt roads. To complicate matters wombats, so many snakes and skippies (roo shaped objects large and small) like to walk, …
Fotheringate bay. So many caves, however the rocks here are interesting. They are well worn and porous. So many of the cliffs have been undermined by wave action and then eventually they would fall.
Huge… Time to stretch our legs and climb a mountain. Mt Strzelecki and the bump on the right is our target. The scenery changes all the way up from dense forest, man ferns, snow gums, rocky outcrops and horizontal blown trees up the top. It is the highest point in the world. No, it’s actually …