Aug 2019, Yeppoon, Capricorn Coast, Qld We all meet upstairs at the Keppel Bay Sailing Club for the cheap and delicious calamari that Double or Nuthin’ has been raving about. We meet Double or Nuthin’ and Shirley at the club … Continue reading Keppel Bay Sailing Club
Aug 2019, Mulambin, Capricorn Coast, Qld Mulambin Beach is an optical illusion, from a distance it appears to be smaller than it is. Down on the sand one can seemingly walk forever. And thus, most days we walk and walk. … Continue reading Mulambin Mumblings – A sensory walk on Mulambin Beach
Aug 2019, Yeppoon, Capricorn Coast, Qld We have been told about the Yeppoon Lagoon and we’ve driven past often without realizing it, so when Woody goes to Cooee Bay for a regular blood test he drops me at the lagoon … Continue reading Mulambin Mumblings -Yeppoon Lagoon
Aug 2019, Emu Park, Capricorn Coast, Qld Emu Park farmer’s market is under the shade of the beach almond trees in a pretty park sandwiched between the caravan park and the beach. The location lends to the atmosphere. The beach almonds with their large red and green leaves, the colourful stalls and glimpses of glittering ocean. At last we find pineapple jam and Joyce the jam maker tells us that she simply cuts the pineapple, boils it, adds sugar and pectin and that’s it. Bloody lovely, we reckon. We also buy her passionfruit butter which turns out to be equally … Continue reading Mulambin Mumblings – Emu Park Market
Aug 2019, Mulambin, Capricorn Coast, Qld Cooee Bay is a small crescent of beach sheltered by Wreck Point, so named for a boat that once washed up here. In 1848 having lost her crew sometime after leaving Brisbane on her … Continue reading Mulambin Mumblings – Wreck Point
July 2019, Tannum Sands, Qld The foreshore parklands of Tannum Sands, Qld provide more than just undulating lawns, winding footpaths and pretty picnic shelters. There are some delightful art installations too. The speed humps across the road are lumpy green … Continue reading The art of Tannum Sands
Aug, 2019 Tannum Sands, Qld Canoe Point at the mouth of the Boyne River is large parkland dotted with BBQ’s, picnic shelters and areas of lawn perfect for tossing a ball or having a snooze. Continue reading Canoe Point
Mar 2015, Norseman, WA To those ‘ships of the desert’ who helped tame a difficult land. Continue reading A Corrugated Tribute
May 2019, Bridgewater on Loddon, Vic Beside the Loddon River at Bridgewater you’ll find what is left of an old well. This was the site of a Blacksmith business that serviced the needs of the area. The business operated until … Continue reading All that remains
July 2018, Mackay, Qld While Woody fills the car with fuel I explore the Botanical Gardens. Intrigued by a large building jutting over the lagoon. The large building is in the shape of a Cooktown Orchid and houses the gardens … Continue reading Mackay Botanical Gardens
