She's Gone Walkabout

walkabout – a journey of one's choosing to satisfy the need to be somewhere else

A Long Drive

After leaving Cape Byron and the sea behind me I turned back onto the Pacific Highway and put Gympie in as the next destination. There were a dozen more places I would have loved to have checked out but I wanted to get to Hervey Bay by three o’clock. The rain began...

See and More Sea

The rain was down to an occasional spit this morning so I finally had the chance to do the tourist thing. I drove down to the foreshore, a whole 300 meters from where I had spent the night. There were surfers getting into their gear and some already in the water. I...

Lighthouses and rain

There is something glorious about an early cloudy morning. After leaving Long Jetty my first stop for the day was Norah Head lighthouse. There was a bit of a cool breeze but there was no chill to the air. The path to the lighthouse seemed to be a favourite with...

There’s a track winding back…

Dad and Dave, Mum and Mabel in Gundagai Yarri and Jacky Jacky from the great floods of 1852 when they helped rescue approx 70 townspeople using bark canoes -Gundagai The old bridges, now national trust. The old flour mill 1848 is the oldest surviving building and the...

An Amazing Day

It’s was dusk when I stopped for the night. I left home at 7:30 and I have had the most amazing day. Thought I would make it to Gundagai but Tarcutta is good. I’ll post some pic and maybe finish the writing later. Will see how I go. I have a takeaway hamburger and...