Subtropical rainforest walks and small wildlife
We have walked through several areas of subtropical rainforest. This was taken from the “skywalk” on Dorrigo National Park on the Waterfall Way going inland from the coast to Armidale.
Brisbane to Sydney road trip – church in Broadwater, New South Wales
Approaching Broadwater, we stopped to look at the sugar cane fields along the highway. Pulling onto a side road, we found ourselves in the parking lot of a church undergoing restoration and conversion to another use.
Brisbane City Cat ferry
Brisbane’s public transit system includes ferries zipping to and fro up and down and across the river. During commuting hours, there are many more people on board, as the river loops through a population of over 2 million.
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
I was without internet for nigh 60 hours as we went on a weekend excursion to the Sunshine Coast, a couple of hours north of Brissie. Note that I am catching on to Aussie-speak. The first rule is that fewer simpler syllables are better than long complex ones.
Plaques – words carved in stone
When walking a city for hours with no particular purpose except to get to know the place, one stops and reads plaques and cornerstones.
Walking and public gardens in Brisbane
Australia seems to be prospering, economically, and there are lots of jobs available. We’ve noticed that public money is definitely put into maintaining (and even expanding) the gardens, sidewalks, amenities, public toilets, staffing of information centres, etc. Every Aussie city of any size has a botanic garden, dating to Victorian times. Now, 100+ years later,…
Melbourne Cup (that’s a horse race)
Today was the “race that stops a nation” – the Melbourne Cup. Yesterday I placed 2 big bets: $2 on #24 (Older Than Time) to place $2 on #5 (Glass Harmonium) to win In both cases, the odds were about 50:1 so we stand a chance of winning a decent dinner. Apparently the country comes…
Granite Belt in Queensland
We went on an out-of-town excursion on the weekend. This involved: • First car rental of the trip. • Need to drive and navigate on the wrong side of the road • Many one-way streets • Driver not interested in discussing with Navigator, BEFORE starting the car in motion, precisely what route would be attempted…
Seeing Clarely 