After leaving the caravan park at Innisfail we drove to Coquette Point a place mentioned in the tourist brochures as worth a visit. What was great about this little side tour was that on the way we got great views from the hilltop of the town and surrounding paddocks and hills. Coquette Point was at the end of the road we'd taken quite a nice little spot on the banks of the Johnstone River.It'
Research
Hi AllI'm getting stuck into my research project and realising that maybe my project plan is somewhat ambitious. Today we have problems with database conversions John as IT helpdesk is working on this atm Yesterday it was GIS yet again which we have pretty much given up on.Oh well its all good all a learning experience I'm just hoping I have enough time to get organised before my field wor
World Scout Moot
During my last couple of days in Mombasa I spent a lot of time saying goodbye I visited Bomu again and gave gifts to the staff I worked with to say thank you. As a leaving present my hosts took me to have my arms painted with henna which was really cool. I helped out at another medical camp and was wished well by all the people I had spent time with on these trips. On my last night I went ou
Day 71 Nonsurfing Bali II The agony
2 days in a row away from the surf this time. The surf on the rest of the island mostly was still small and after our glut in Balian we were ready to see the other parts. A little more on Bali Indonesia is a massive country. It is the largest Muslim country in the world and the 4th largest by population. Bali is a tiny Hindu island in this archipelago with other religious minorities and the
North Pole
Today was a long marvelous busy day.It started with breakfast in the lodge. It was better than just a continental breakfast and the lodge actually had moose antlers over a stone fireplace. Then we decided that since it wasn't raining and there weren't too many clouds we'd drive back up the park road and try to get a glimpse of Denali. We got lucky Only 30 of visitors get to see it becau
Day 27 Aberdeen to Seattle
Today we were heading towards Seattle so we had brekkie at our hotel and headed around the Olympic Mountains. The weather a bit drizzle but it was good to see some rain. As we were driving along a Deer ran across in front of the car was really cool to see. It was so fast we couldnrsquot even get a photo of it. Some of the drive took us along the coast were there was a lot of camping spots were t
Beautiful Bridge
Nathan Street BridgePerhaps I'm poetic but I hope I will always be impressed by the view from the bridge as I cycle home. I snapped these photos after cycling for 3 hours around downtown. I was tired sore slightly sunburnt and thirsty but the unique colors and utter stillness or the Ross River enticed me to snap a photo. The view of the stars at night is also impressive when I cycle home from
One small step
I made it I made it to the letterbox It took me a long time and I had to detour to the lemon tree but I did it I'll just spend a couple of days here resting and checking out the local sights and then I'll set off again to destinations unknown at this stage.
um. YES.
Goa has been the muchneeded antidote for the maniacal pace of Mumbai itrsquos lush shades of green palm trees and sandy beaches proved to be accurate foreshadowing for the mood of the trip. The city was Portuguese forhellip..ever donrsquot make me look up dates here Irsquom on vacation and it sure shows. Many elderly residents still speak the language but more telling is the archi
Finnal day in japan Pics
Here are the pictures of what we did on our final day in Japan. I am actually posting this from Rotorua not Japan. Harry.
Day 28 Seattle Spokane
Today we got up and got the bags in the car and headed to the markets that we saw last night on the T.V. We soon found the markets and headed in to have a look at all the stalls. There were all sorts of nick knacks and food stalls and cloths just the normal market stuff. Abby and the girls got some fresh juicy red cherries and some pop corn. I got a print of Led Zeppelin on a record which was cool
S er de ved at vre slut
Der er kun den lange hjemrejse som startede p traditionel Indonesisk bden skulle hente os kl. 8.30 klokken 8.40 fandt de ud af at begge hotellets dykkerbde var i brug s de havde ringet efter en speedbd rdquo10 minutes sirrdquo. Lidt over 9 fandt de ud af at det var s lavvandet at speedbden skulle boardes ved Jettyen Molen og ikke direkte fra stranden. S os op i to sm hestevogne
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A Cold Venice Tale 2001
It was Christmastime 2001 and unseasonably windy and cold on the night my fiance Lisa and I arrived in Venice.The Rialto Bridge its shops and those of the nearby Campo San Bartolomeo were decorated and lit up for the holidays. The shop owners were eager to welcome us inside to escape from the cold hoping we would make a purchase. We were shown shoes we were shown jewelry we were shown lugga
Fotitos
Enjoy
Chickens can fly In Indonesia at least
Elly Unfortunately my dissertation hasnrsquot gone exactly as planned Irsquom persevering with what Irsquom doing at the moment for the last couple of weeks but it looks like Irsquom going to have to sort out another research project back at home. When going away to do projects therersquos always a risk that things will go wrong I think Irsquom just one of the unlucky ones. At
Road Trip Day 6
Hello
Flying to Copenhagen
Ralph and I are off again this time to Denmark and Norway for three weeks. Neither of us have been there so it should be a whole new adventure for us. And of course I'm combining my family research with our vacation. Last fall I finally discovered the actual farms where my Norwegian great great grandparents were born. So now we have a reason to visit the Lillehammer area in the central
Summer 2010 BC
Getting ready to leave. Bags are packed and we are off to Ottawa airport early in the morning. Looking forward to another adventure and seeing new sites. Attending the Robert's wedding in Whistler will be a great start. Off we go.
El Salvador Refugee Community Day 3
Tuesday August 3rdAnother day in El Salvador. An even earlier wake up time although again we slept quite well and awoke over an hour before we needed to a decent breakfast and we were on our way to the Los Angeles community to finish the houses. This time the women went to places by themselves and just us guys and one more adventurous young lady worked on houses in the community. Soon aft