1st February 2019 The sinkhole gardens are a remnant of some magnificent sunken gardens of the late 19th century situated in the Mt Gambier region of South Australia. The sinkhole was once a typical limestone cave, formed by the corrosion of limestone rocks by seawater waves. When the roof of the cave collapsed it naturally…
I wonder if there are parks in countries – other than those once colonised by England that have botanic gardens named for a queen? I’m thinking probably not but maybe to marka visit from her royal highness, be it either Victoria or Elizabeth. Mind you I’m not sure if world travel was a thing in…
Today’s post is a slight departure from the places through which we’ve travelled during our retirement trip around Australia. Instead I wanted to tell you about our “home” on the road: The Coddiwomple. Not so much the story of how we came to own it but rather how well it has served us as a…
Day Three of the 2019 A-Z Challenge which I am participating in during the month of April. The challenge is to post six days a week, Sunday respite or catching up with other participants and their posts. Each of the twenty-six days represents a letter of the alphabet and while each post stands alone they…
1 – 5th January 2019 I haven’t been to every major city in Australia. Truth be known, in the grand scheme of things I have not visited many other major cities in the world. Melbourne excites me. As the city reaches for the sky and meanders further from its centre, developers have been mindful to…
Driving down the east coast of Australia has been an experience. However, the further south we venture the more unsettled the weather has been. We hit our first hail stones two days ago and the rain hasn’t stopped. So for the time being we are without the rainbows and sunshine we had so long taken…
Our time in Townsville, population 185, 000, ended on a high note. It was the perfect day to spend visiting art galleries, museums and the aquarium. With 320 days of sunshine there are few imperfect days in this Tropical oasis. Camping close to 32kms of The Riverway cycle and walkway made getting around easy. This…
27th May – 12th June 2018 We set ourselves up at a caravan park on the shores of beautiful Lake Macquarie. Nearby, the village of Wangi Wangi hosted us well. When we got bored with the grey, damp and cold weather we regrouped at the local library. This friendly local treasure offered internet access, books…
28th May 2018 When we decided to sell up and travel around Australia we did not realise how unsettling the process would be. Although we set the wheels in motion some weeks before, we did not get removalist quotes until the first week in May. Their quotes were a nasty wake up call. We have…
It is day 64 of the 92 days of our long service leave, time away from work desk and home. WOW, it seems like we have been away for longer than two months yet it seems like time has flown by. How does that happen. When I discovered dried up ink in the fountain pen…
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