Outback Queensland Trip 2024, Day 23: a little extra

In Turrbal country. Commenting on our last post, my American friend Carolyn said “I bet you’ll find interesting things to write about on your remaining half-day tomorrow too.” She knows us too well, because of course we did! Sky Deck and the Queen’s Wharf Precinct We did have one plan for the morning – to … Read more

Outback Queensland Trip 2024, Day 21-22: meandering in Meanjin/Magandjin

In Yuggera/Jagera and Turrbal country Unless we do something astonishing tomorrow morning, this will be the last post we write about our current trip, as we fly home tomorrow afternoon. As we’ve said before, this record is primarily an aide-memoire for ourselves, but knowing our friends and family are following us in spirit helps motivate … Read more

Outback Queensland Trip 2024, Day 19-20: familiarising ourselves with Meanjin/Maganjin/Brisbane 

In Turrbal Country Our Outback Spirit Tour might be over but our trip is continuing for a few more days, to enable us to explore Brisbane and enjoy some warmth before returning south. We had some ideas about how to spend our time, but for fun I thought I’d ask Chat GPT again for a … Read more

Outback Queensland Trip 2024, Day 18: tour’s end

In Turrbal country. This day – yesterday – may have been our last day of the tour but there was still more touring to pack in. First, we went to Toowoomba’s Picnic Point, with its view over Lockyer Valley. However, although our tour leaders thought it was a lovely clear day, it was too hazy … Read more

Outback Queensland Trip 2024, Day 17: last full day on tour

In Giabal and Jarowair country. We are pleased to report that we are not suffering from the DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) that we were warned could ensue from our Moss Garden Walk two days ago! We Moss Garden walkers believe this could be due to our frequent daily climbs onto and off the coach. It’s … Read more