The Famous Magnetic Island Toad Races
OMG – they get up to $50 and more per toad – and it would seem that the participants are mainly backpackers! It all goes to charity which is fabulous and the guy running it is a cracker, his eyes barely open, you cannot hear a word he says – just a constant slur of…
Read MoreWWII Forts
One walk I was very keen to do on the island was the Forts Walk. World War II bunkers and in fact a whole community (I am sure that is not the word for it) of soldiers was positioned up on a hill on the island. Most of the buildings for day to day operations…
Read MoreMagnetic lifestyle
I haven’t done much like I had planned – generally I have been hiding away from the heat, though the second and third day on the Island has left me with a variety or impressions of ‘Maggie’……the half built concrete buildings and abandoned construction sites, also the natural beauty, humidity, and laid back lifestyle and…
Read MoreCold Showers!
Well I thought I would never enjoy one…..but when the weather is hot enough for long enough a cold shower is bliss. Here on the first day of my Magnetic Island trip, the cloud cover is keeping the air very thick – I can’t work out how this snow bunny keeps finding the endless humid…
Read MoreLennox Heads
Wow! Why go to Byron when this is place is just down the road! By the way I realise I am not taking pics to show you these places – sorry – only interested in artistic and/or stunning shots – not photojournalism….so I have no pics of the town or local scenery..but will think about…
Read MoreDorrigo
Can’t believe the weather – the heat and humidity just won’t let up!!!! And that is the last time I am going to say it – EVER! – I don’t complain any more because everyone is sick of hearing me comment on the heat…. Next summer………..will be different! ‘Dorrigo sounds nice’ 768 metres above sea…
Read MoreEnd of a Chapter
With Eelco on the plane back to Holland on Easter Sunday, I spent a week of quality time with friends, and started to plot and plan my next chapter…..It was soooo nice to spend time on the mountain as the weather is still to hot and humid to enjoy elsewhere. Thank you to my dear…
Read MoreBorder Ranges
With Salsa safely in the back seat, we took off with the whole day to explore any territory we liked between Susanne’s at Lynches Creek, and Mt Tamborine which was our destination for the day. We headed straight in the the Border Ranges as we had just spent 3 days at the base of the…
Read MoreThe End of an Adventure..
And so it came time for Eelco to go back to Europe, and we left Bellingen on Friday 26th March, taking stops for photos all the way…….and resting at Susanne Grace’s farm north west of Kyogle for the night. Susanne is another MEM practitioner, and new friend – especially after the harrowing experience we shared…
Read MoreBats!
In Bellingen, on a little island in the middle of Bellinger river, a short walk from town, is a colony of flying foxes – 45,000 of them! Eelcoa and I had an hour to kill on the way out of town, we had been planning to check it out for weeks…… I wish we had…
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