Brisbane G20
It is heating up in Brisbane this weekend. Politicians and protesters have been gathering for the G20 and a heat wave arrives. Hotels in the surrounding area have been fully booked with people escaping...
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This beach was somewhere near mainland Australia’s most southerly point in Victoria 200km from Melbourne. Karen is planning a trip around Queensland over Christmas 2014. I am hoping my camera and lens...
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Dodge Bluesmobile
This car was backstage at the Mitchell Creek Rock ‘N’ Blues Festival. It belonged to a colourful character we later met called Greg the Wookie. He is a singer in a Blues Brother cover band “The Soul...
View ArticlePirate Ship
This ship is the Notorious. It is a replica of a fifteenth century Portuguese caravel made from reclaimed Monterey Cypress. Caravels were favored by pirates for their speed, agility and large holds....
View ArticleControl Panel
I replaced the control panel in our van. The original solar controller was used to recharge the ML4U film crew at Mitchell Creek Rock n’ Blues Festival but needed some improvements. I added an ammeter,...
View ArticleSummer Storms
It is getting hot in Australia. In Queensland the summer storms have been rolling in most afternoons for the last fortnight. Brisbane was hit by a couple of super-cells last week, and this week it was...
View ArticleFlatback Turtle
This animal is a flatback sea turtle which we were lucky enough to encounter laying eggs on a beach in Mon Repos as we travel north in Queensland. Later we visited the Museum of pioneer aviator Bert...
View ArticleKeppel Islands
This is Great Keppel Island off the coast of Queensland in Australia. It is one of the Southern Reef islands which provide access to the Great Barrier Reef. If you have never visited Australia you...
View ArticleNew Year
Happy New Year 2015. This is the sixth New Year Post on this blog. We normally find ourselves at fireworks displays or remote gigs in Australia. This year we were on the road and saw an event offering...
View ArticlePuss Moth
This is one of many aircraft we saw at the Bert Hinkler Museum in Bundaberg, Queensland. This de Havilland Puss Moth was modified by the pioneer aviator to break records. Bert was the first to fly from...
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