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Green Island is a small tropical island on the Great Barrier Reef, about 25km off the Queensland Coast near Cairns. Just over 500 metres across at its widest point, you can walk around it at a leisurely pace in about half and hour. It’s a popular … Continue reading Green Island 
Mossman Gorge is part of the traditional country of the Kuku-Yalanji Aboriginal people. We spent a few hours exploring this area with an Aboriginal guide as part of a small group tour organized via the Mossman Gorge Centre. The gorge is a popular destination … Continue reading Mossman Gorge 
Daintree National Park is a special place. I could tell you lots of facts about it, and show you lots of pictures, but none of that would convey the wonder of the place and its stunning beauty. I have no doubt why this place is … Continue reading Daintree National Park 
After experiencing the Eclipse of 2002 in Woomera, South Australia with my daughter Laura, I was hooked. I vowed I was definitely going to do my best to see this rare event a second time. So ten years later, Liz and I agreed to take … Continue reading Eclipse – 2012 
There actually is much more to my life than riding bikes This weekend, our youngest daugher Lilly had a major role in her school play, “Yee ha”. In the wild west, something stinks, and it’s not the drains. In a hilarious take on the real world, the local mayor is in cahoots with a … Continue reading Family Fun 
Our friends, James and Stephanie, are lucky enough to live on the edge of a vineyard on the edge of the hill at Oceanview. We enjoyed some wonderful views this afternoon while the kids had a great time rolling down the hill between the … Continue reading Fun in the Vineyard 
For our Anzac Day holiday today, my son Lachlan and I rode through D’Aguilar National Park down to England Creek and back up to Mount Glorious. I’ve done the ride a few times in either direction, and I … Continue reading Anzac Day 2012 
Birthday Cake Dear John Thanks for your letter which I received 19 years ago. I think I replied at the time, but I’ve re-read your letter so many times, I can’t remember what I said, so I thought I’d send you this second reply. I just wanted to let you know how much … Continue reading Dear John 
Liz and I took the kids into the city on Sunday for a ride on the City Cat, a stroll around South Bank, and a wander through GOMA. I’ve lived in this wonderful city most of my life, and I think I take it for granted, because I was quite surprised how beautiful it is. … Continue reading We Love Brisbane 
I took the family for a hike at Mt Mee today, along the Somerset Track. It’s a 13km walk to a sheer drop that looks westward over the valley to Somerset Dam. Harrison’s shirt says it all: “The mountains are calling and I … Continue reading The Mountains Are Calling and I Must Go |
 
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