A Travel Blog
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
Today, Sunday, as we left Karumba after a lovely 2-day stop – multi-day stops are precious, really – the tour leaders offered people masks as they got on the bus. Some of our travel companions feared we’d be offended but of course we wouldn’t be. We’d wear masks ourselves in the same situation. And, of … Read more
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
Our plan for our three days in Cairns was to spend today quietly, do some sort of major sightseeing tomorrow, and then play it by ear on Tuesday. Our tour commences on Tuesday evening with dinner at the hotel. So, our quiet day started with breakfast in the hotel. Hotel breakfasts are not something we … Read more
Our morning adventure With a free morning on our last full day in the West, we decided to head south out of town to see the Lake Clifton thrombolites in the Mandurah area, around 120km south of Perth. We knew it was risky business, as the brochure said the best viewing is from January to … Read more