Outback Queensland Trip 2024, Day 16: it’s all about Carnarvon Gorge

In Mandandanji country I’m very sorry for the scattiness of yesterday’s post – I was so tired and my proof-reader was asleep!  The way I work is to make rough notes as we go, paste them into the blog, and then massage them into shape. Unfortunately, the massager’s hands were not up to scratch last … Read more

TitleOutback Queensland Trip 2024, Day 13: it’s all about the dinosaurs

In Iningai (Yiningayi) country. There was joy today and some claps, when Len told our tour leaders that he had tested negative for COVID. So far no one else on the bus has contracted it, though at least two that we know of have tested. We would be so pleased to make it to the … Read more

Outback Queensland Trip, Day 6: geological wonders

Our day comprised a delicious bush breakfast under the gums at Undara (at 6.30am, mind you) and two major geological sites, with a drive in between. Both sites were located on large cattle properties. In the first instance, the family negotiated handing over that part of their land to the government for a national park … Read more

Outback Queensland Trip, Day 5: and we are off …

OK, folks, please bear with us because this is not easy. We are out in the wilds of North Queensland on a local WiFi network, working in a bar area because the network does not extend to our rooms. We’ll do our best to get something done. After last night’s welcome dinner, today was the … Read more

Outback Queensland Trip 2024, Day 3: Tripping through the Daintree and environs

For our second full day in the region, we decided to do a full day tour taking in the UNESCO World Heritage site, the Daintree Rainforest, or Wet Tropics Rainforest. We have visited this area before, under our own steam, but this time we decided to do it the easy way, via a tour. Many … Read more