Driving into our nation’s capital is a humbling experience. Be it from the imposing stature of Parliament House; the marble, the concrete, the grass, the steel. Or is the humbling feeling derived from the respectful grandeur presented within the war museum walls? The widespread beauty of Lake Burley-Griffin, with perimeter paths full of families, cyclists, …
Parkes Parkes do telescopes well. They also do carrot cake and coffee very well at the café. Mice are everywhere at the moment, we are told the farmers are in strife and are praying for frost to bring the numbers down. We, on the other hand, are not praying for frost. Whilst eating our carrot …
Colours; none bright, none psychedelic, all calming. Soothing scenes with remnants of fierce days not long passed. The 2019/2020 bushfires. Blackened bark, ash littering the rocky plainlands. Dry rocks, dry ground, jet black skeletal profiles, stripped of green life, stripped of animal nests, stripped of animals. Kanangra Walls lookout, a scenic wonderland. We walked from …
Bad stuff then the good stuff….. Bad StuffWe had a very informative day yesterday finding out about all the animals. It is incredible to learn about them and appreciate the differences of each species and what they require to survive. It reinforces to me the relevance and necessity for us humans, to look after our …
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 …
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 …