After the storms of last Saturday. I was relieved to see Sunday dawn clear and sunny. You'd never have believed that such a change could have occurred after torrential rain, flash-flooding and hail. My relief in having fine weather was due to the fact that my friend Nic and I had decided to set off early for the 1.5hr drive south to Lamington ( Read more... )

It might be the last day of summer but it has been a glorious day, clear and sunny, humidity normal and about 33C. I can't imagine tomorrow, the start of Autumn, being that much different! Here we still have a good 6-8 weeks more of summer-like weather. Queensland is often referred to as being 'Beautiful one day, perfect the next', and today just ( Read more... )

 Our friend Iain lives in Mackay (Pioneer Valley to be precise) and he invited us to visit him and to have a small house-warming. We booked and were all ready to go but just 3 days before we were to go, he had to travel overseas for work! As we had flights and time arranged we still decided to go anyway, so headed north for the 1h 45m flight two ( Read more... )

Brisbane Open House continued with a ride along the river until we came to Riverside, which was our stop to hop back onto dry land and take the short walk to the seat of Queensland's government, Parliament House. This beautiful building has been the home of State government since 1868. At the time of construction it was the largest and most ( Read more... )

I've commented before that the weather at this time of year is great. I woke early this morning and hoped that for once the weather man was correct in his predictions. Fortunately he was spot on and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. I had nothing planned and the day was mine. I've been hankering after a trip along the coast, so I packed my backpack ( Read more... )

We are blessed with some beautiful natural forests and parkland all within an hour or so of Brisbane. There are small pockets of bushland, large National Parks, sub-tropical forests, mountains and an abundance of wildlife. Springbrook National park (click tag for previous postings) is just over an hour south, nestled in the hinterland above the ( Read more... )

At 4.44 am (Australian Eastern Standard Time) the population of Queensland hit 4,444,444. I think that we will still find room to swing the cat. Queensland is two and a half times bigger than Texas and seven times larger than Great Britain. We still have a population density of about 2.4 people per square kilometre. If I shout really hard the other ( Read more... )

Trying to find places to take my parents is getting harder as the days go by. It's not that we are short on scenery and beautiful destinations. It's just that my dad can't walk very far and it has to be flat, with rest stops dotted around.

Yesterday we found ourselves driving 45 mins north of the city to Bribie Island. It's a large sand island ( Read more... )

For anyone with a fear of spiders....read on!

Spider invasion in Bowen

May 6th, 2009

IN a scene that could almost be out of a B-grade monster movie, giant spiders have invaded Bowen.

For about six weeks, residents have reported seeing huge bird-eating spiders crawling around their backyards and gardens.

Amalgamated Pest Control Bowen pest technician ( Read more... )

During the week I had to go into the city to get some currency for our upcoming trip to Europe. To get to the bank I had to pass through Anzac Square. Just some pictures to share of the Shrine of Remembrance.

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