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
In Iningai country Our first glamping night at Mitchell Grass Retreat was rather wild because of wind. It blew all night and everything that could flap did flap. We never felt insecure, because the tent’s floor and support structure are solid. It was just the noise. Also, in the morning, it was discombobulating doing your … Read more
Today was mostly a driving day, involving 1.5 hours to Georgetown for morning tea; 1.5 hours to Croydon for lunch; 1.5 hours to Normanton for a leg stretch; then around 45 mins or so to Karumba Point on the Gulf of Carpentaria. Most of these place names will be unknown to most people, as these … Read more
Like many tourists I think, when we come to Perth we gravitate to Fremantle (or Freo as it is affectionately called.) This probably sounds like we are old hands, but in fact I’ve only been here two or three times before, and Len once. That last time was in 2005! For our non-Australian readers, I … Read more
We did a day tour of the beautiful Tiwi Islands back in 2006, and decided it was time to visit there again. I was particularly keen because while we were travelling I was reading Marie Munkara’s memoir, Of ashes and rivers that run to the sea. She was born in Arnhem Land, but was living … Read more