КанадаOttawa45°19’20” N 75°40’3” W
7 апреля, Канада ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Like most of our adventures this one starts with a story.
When Bron passed away in June 2023, Gillian was an integral part of helping Dad with so many things including the planning of her memorial inЧитать далее
КанадаRichmond49°11’49” N 123°10’50” W
7 апреля, Канада ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Kev and I headed to Vancouver from Ottawa as Gillian headed there from Yellowknife.
Gillian arrived first and secured us a table in the YVR Air Canada lounge, Kev and I joining her once our flightЧитать далее
АвстралияCity of Brisbane27°23’5” S 153°7’6” E
8 апреля, Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We made it!
After more than 14 hours in the air, multiple meals (supper (again) and breakfast) countless hours of shows and at least some hours of sleeping/dozing we landed safely at the BrisbaneЧитать далее
АвстралияCity of Brisbane27°32’3” S 152°58’9” E
9 апреля, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
When planning our trip we all established a few “bucket list” items.
In addition to wine, rum and the Great Barrier Reef were wildlife encounters of any kind. With that in mind we searched forЧитать далее
АвстралияByron Bay28°38’14” S 153°35’17” E
9 апреля, Австралия ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
We managed to navigate our way to the koala sanctuary and Kev continued to handle the challenges of right side of the car and left side of the road driving - huge kudos to him! Bit of a struggle toЧитать далее
АвстралияByron Bay28°38’19” S 153°38’11” E
10 апреля, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
While it was an early morning, it wasn’t quite early enough to catch the sunrise at the lighthouse 😜
We were definitely early as we shared the lighthouse with many others who had either walked orЧитать далее
АвстралияLismore City Council28°36’45” S 153°23’25” E
10 апреля, Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
In searching for things to do around BB, Kev came across a suggestion of Minyon Falls which was a mere 40 minute drive from where we were staying.
40 minutes doesn’t seem long until you startЧитать далее
АвстралияToorbul27°2’19” S 153°6’10” E
11 апреля, Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
As our stay in Byron Bay came to an end, we packed up the car and decided to make one more trip to the downtown area.
Not sure if it was the school holiday, just because it was Friday or because weЧитать далее
АвстралияMaryborough25°31’27” S 152°42’31” E
12 апреля, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
We eased our way into Saturday as we packed up to hit the road again.
We drove down the road to see if we could spot the kangaroos again but were greeted with an amazing flock of birds instead.
ItЧитать далее
АвстралияHervey Bay25°16’52” S 152°53’30” E
12 апреля, Австралия ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
While our trip to Oz had a number of layers, Maryborough was a key priority stop.
As home to the author of Mary Poppins, Maryborough was a dream destination of Gillian, bonus that it just happened toЧитать далее
Grandma Bron would approve of the bubbles <3 [Bailey]