Australian beaches – the best in the world
In my enthusiasm for outback Australia, I sometimes forget why I choose to live near the beach. Of course there are all the usual reasons – sand, sea, surf and sun, which, paradoxically, are the …
Adventure travel on Cape York’s Old Telegraph Track
This is what Doc and I get up to when we go out on adventures. This is from our trip to Cape York along the Old Telegraph Track. Palm Creek is the first crossing and …
Raindrops on roses, and fuschias and frangipani
Contrary to forecasts the rain has stopped. The sun is shining and the garden is awash. There’s only one thing to do – get out the micro lens. Stupidly, even though I was taking photos …
What a wonderful world
I’ve been sitting at my computer thinking about what I could write on this rainy Monday morning. We had an amazing lightning show last night and now the garden is looking bright green and washed …
It’s coming up to festival time in Outback Queensland
There are a lot of festivals coming up in outback Queensland. So many that it’s just impossible to get to them all, so I’ve been picking out the ones I want to go to. Planning …
If the sunrise fails, try the raindrops
What is it about being away that makes you do things you don’t do at home? And I don’t mean getting pissed and dancing on the bar in the local pub – I do that …