Nov 30: arrived Sydney, drove to Woodberry – Backyard Wildlife Dec 3-4: Sydney – First Days in Australia Dec 5: en route to Brisbane – Australian Beaches Dec 6-7: Brisbane Dec 8: en route, night in Kempsey Dec 9-16: apartment in Newcastle – In and Around Newcastle, NSW Dec 17: Jenolan Caves – Wildlife at… Continue reading Australia 2013 Calendar
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Australian Beaches
I wrote recently about my memories of beaches around the world. The beaches I was newly observing as I wrote were Australian ones, such as these that we visited during a road trip from Newcastle to Brisbane and back. This was a fairly small territory, considering Australia’s overall coastline (it is a continent, after all),… Continue reading Australian Beaches
Australian Creatures
We visited an alpaca farm, then a petting zoo with koalas, kangaroos, a cassowary, wallabies, and emus – in addition to the more usual petting zoo denizens. You might also like: No related posts.
Wildlife at Jenolan Caves
We reached Jenolan caves in late afternoon, and were so awed by our one-hour tour of Chifley Cave that we decided to stay overnight and visit another cave the next day. In the evening, we walked over to Blue Lake, a small, dam-created body of water just outside the main entrance to the cave complex.… Continue reading Wildlife at Jenolan Caves
Beach Memories
When I was growing up in Bangkok in the late 60’s, Thailand’s beaches were not yet much of a tourist destination. Even Pattaya Beach was unspoiled and seemed barely used (I know that will be beyond the imagining of anyone who first saw it from the late 70’s on). We used to drive down there… Continue reading Beach Memories