AustraliaSt Peters Park33°55’24” S 151°10’14” E
31 Oktober 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Arrived…and had a quick look around and made our first acquaintance with the endemic native LHI woodhen which has recovered since the eradication of the introduced species…rats, mice and foxes. 🦊
AustraliaCurtin Reserve33°56’2” S 151°11’24” E
31 Oktober 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
If we go to LHI and before we arrived some strict baggage weight requirements as well as spraying shoes with methylated spirits to ensure that we do not bring any noxious weed species to the island.Baca lagi
AustraliaNorth Nobby28°3’50” S 153°26’10” E
12 November 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We spent the last couple of days of the holiday in Burleigh Heads with Dean and Leisa.
It was a fabulous way to finish off our short break with the Chasers.
We did some great hikes and very earlyBaca lagi
AustraliaStafford Point16°55’8” S 145°46’36” E
10 November 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Some of the beautiful parkland around Cairns and when it is hot like it is most of the time…then put in a public swimming pool.
AustraliaQuingilli17°11’12” S 145°49’27” E
9 November 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Canyoning is probably the most fun you can have as it pushes all of my buttons for exhilaration, fun, pushing your boundaries and just the beauty of being immersed in nature.
I was so proud of Jen onBaca lagi
AustraliaTrinity Beach16°47’6” S 145°41’58” E
8 November 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We hired some bikes after Leis had left for Melb and rode approximately 13 kms to have lunch at Trinity Bay.
The bike path has been constructed from Palm Cove and it has sections that weave in and outBaca lagi
AustraliaTom McDonald Park16°44’49” S 145°40’12” E
7 November 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
AustraliaFitzroy Island16°55’56” S 145°59’16” E
6 November 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
Fitzroy Island (originally Koba or Gabar or Goong-Gan-Jee) is a continental island offshore from Cape Grafton, 29 km (18 miles) southeast of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is a locality in theBaca lagi
AustraliaMossman River16°28’19” S 145°19’52” E
5 November 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Perhaps the highlight of the walk for me was understanding how First Nations people use the forest and the knowledge passed down over thousands of years to coexist in the forest as it suppliesBaca lagi
AustraliaMossman Gorge16°28’9” S 145°19’16” E
5 November 2023, Australia
We trekked through the bush to a beautiful natural rock pool where we swam and played in an natural occurring whirlpool.
Lots of fun 🤩 we then walked back out and drove back to Cairns.
Percuma
PengembaraArrived to beautiful sunshine and a gentle breeze and the security dogs…more on them later.