Random thoughts and observations
It’s another grey day on the Carpricorn Coast, no rain again though. I read in a tourist brochure that Farnborough Beach is very nice and good for surfing. We had trouble finding it because there are no signs. Eventually I followed my instinct and a side road took us directly there. It wasn’t very inviting. [...]
Good Friday is our first full day in Queensland. This morning we visited the Rosslyn Bay marina and took the Bluff Point walk. The sky is grey again, but the temperature is 26 degrees. The sea water looks murky, which is apparently a legacy of the recent cyclone. It’s fine for swimming. We were all [...]
An exciting few weeks will begin on Friday when we begin the journey to spend two weeks on the beach at Yeppoon in Central Queensland. First we are going to Moe to see my mother. Juliet and I will spend two nights in Melbourne while Nana minds the kids. We’ll be viewing Collingwood v Melbourne [...]
I took a two-hour boat cruise on the Glenelg River today with Jim. Juliet and I are conscious with twins that they need some individual attention. I have never really done anything solo with Jim, who is less outgoing than Maggie, and this holiday seemed a good time to remedy that. The Glenelg River flows [...]
On the way back to Mount Gambier, I took the kids to Kryal Castle near Ballarat. It’s a replica medieval castle complete with moat, drawbridge, torture chamber, jousting field, wenches and jesters. I first went there when I was about 11 years old (see black and white photo below, me in the stocks with my [...]
