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
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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
When Trouble is in the Air
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Roaring Camp and Big Trees
A few weeks ago we went to Roaring Camp near Santa Cruz to ride the narrow-gauge steam train up the “mountain”. The train line abuts the Henry Cowell redwoods – I strongly recommend that you visit those as well (though the photos I took were all terrible, for some reason). You might also like: No related… Continue reading Roaring Camp and Big Trees