Chasing the Sun

Four times the size of California with one-eighth the population, the state of Queensland is vast.  Inland it can be deadly dry.  The northern coast is lushly tropical.  It boasts five UNESCO World Heritage sites including the only place on Earth where two touch.  It’s the home to real-life “cowboys” or stockman (as they say), […]

When we were in Australia, the locals confided, under their breath (due to the rivalry in the two Antipodean playgrounds), “You will love New Zealand, it’s gorgeous!”  When we got here, the North Islanders said, “You will love the South Island, it’s even more gorgeous!”  That seemed a tall order given that in the North […]

Time is screaming by!  We are now already over our half-way mark.  So I’ll give you a highlights list of the last couple of weeks! 1.  Loved Melbourne!  Loved the neighborhoods!  Loved the energy!  Loved the tennis!  Loved seeing Rachel Perry after all these years and meeting her gorgeous family!  Loved the pianos scattered all […]

Australia is sometimes called Noah’s Ark.  There are animals here that are found no where else on Earth.  As previously discussed many of them kill you within 4 minutes of meeting them.  Most, however are adorable! I have no photos of my favorite animal event which we went to last night on Phillip Island, the […]

As you know, the driving motivation for the last 8 months has been for Tony and I to “chase the sun”, we caught it!  The Red Center of Australia is that red because the earth itself is sunburned!  As I mentioned in the previous post, it was 43C (109F) upon arrival. We went to this […]

First fly update:  As I write, I’m sitting in a hotel lobby/bar with a green fly swatter in one hand and typing with the other.  This hand is sometimes interrupted as I swat one the little buggers off my face.  They are winning as I have on more than one occasion hit myself in the […]