There are plenty of dragons on the island, which is part of a national park that encompasses several island and a World Heritage Site. You are not… Read more “Komodo Island and Its Dragons”
Author: R Mead
Darwin and Jumping Crocodiles
There a couple pictures on FaceBook; I won’t try to get them in here. Our guide Billy was a wealth of information about the Outback in general and crocodiles… Read more “Darwin and Jumping Crocodiles”
Cairns, Sir William Wellington
W. W. Cairns was the State Governor of Queensland and may never have visited the place given his name. It wasn’t much of a place, a few tents in the… Read more “Cairns, Sir William Wellington”
Townsville
Townsville considers itself the capital of north Queensland. The name isn’t redundant; the town was named after Robert Towns, who provided the money to establish a new… Read more “Townsville”
The Great Barrier Reef
The Black Watch moored at Hamilton Island and we switched to a catamaran that took us out to Hardy Reef. Once there, we docked at a fixed… Read more “The Great Barrier Reef”
Brisbane and Errata
The two reasons I don’t talk much about geography or demographics are first you can look it up somewhere else and second I often get it wrong.… Read more “Brisbane and Errata”
Sydney, Day Two
Watching BBC, we are hearing about a major investigation in Britain about children, ages 4 to 12, who were told their parents had died in the Battle of… Read more “Sydney, Day Two”
Sydney
This is Australia’s city, with apologies to Melbourne, Brisbane, Carnes, Perth, and Alice Springs. Sydney has a population of about 4.4 million; Australia, about 7.1. The city has… Read more “Sydney”
Eden, New South Wales
Eden is a town of about 3,000 at the very southern edge of New South Wales, about a seven hour drive north to Sydney or about… Read more “Eden, New South Wales”
Fjord Land, South Island, New Zealand
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire, I hold with those who favor fire; But if… Read more “Fjord Land, South Island, New Zealand”
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