S and I go for walks regularly and on occasion go to places that are not well known. There are lots of historical sites locally and most of them are maintained by the local civic authority. We are lucky as it provides a chance to apply "social distancing" in the outdoors and get some fresh … Continue reading Munro Tramway – History Walk
Fingal Head
Travelling in Australia gives us many opportunities to see interesting things and places. Fingal Head Causeway is one such place and somewhere that S wanted to visit through her compulsive researching. The causeway is an unusual geologic formation that deserves a personal visit, pictures while nice, do not do it justice. The headland itself is … Continue reading Fingal Head
Oyama Teppanyaki Restaurant
S and I were invited to a birthday party and it was held in a great Japanese restaurant. The Oyama Japanese Restaurant in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Oyama not only does great food but provides an excellent experience as well. The head chef was entertaining and the staff were very helpful. We had two people celebrating … Continue reading Oyama Teppanyaki Restaurant
Same Park, Different View
Since S and I have had our dog, Ada, we get to walk a lot more. We did this walk in Laurel Bank Park on a day that was cloudy and promising rain. We have had a week of showers and the parks and gardens of Toowoomba are responding to this long overdue largess. Every … Continue reading Same Park, Different View
Lake Annand Park and East Creek Park
It is amazing what a little bit of rain can do to a parched landscape. Green appears overnight and grass grows from dirt that has been scuffed and churned into dust. It gives me hope that the burnt areas of Australia can recover. We still have lost a lot in people, buildings, farm animals and … Continue reading Lake Annand Park and East Creek Park
Christmas Present building
S and B gave me cool presents for Christmas. It has become tradition that they give me a present that will require puting together and more importantly, time to build. This year they found a wooden Steampunk Airship wind-up model and a knockoff Meccano Flying Scotsman train. The train I started building on Christmas day … Continue reading Christmas Present building
Ada in the water
Just some gratuitous Ada images, our makeshift bird bath is not large enough to contain a growing hound but she certainly tried. Gary was doing some odd jobs before we leave for a long weekend at the beach, where Ada will get to see the big water for the first time. Probably our last camping … Continue reading Ada in the water
Rocks Riverside Park
S and I went to a birthday party for a niece's daughter on the weekend. The park where the party was held was a surprise and beautiful. Magnificent jacaranda's were in flower and the old architecture of the parks previous function as a brick works added to the charm. Located in the Brisbane suburb of … Continue reading Rocks Riverside Park
A day trip to Bundaberg
As part of the long weekend away, S and I decided to visit Bundaberg. This is only thirty minutes away from Woodgate Beach so it was a short hop to a big town. While there, we did make sure that we filled up on fuel because the only place we saw fuel at the beach … Continue reading A day trip to Bundaberg
Benarkin Free Camping
An hour and a half drive from Toowoomba is the village of Benarkin and a interesting place to stay at their free camp site. Located on the site of the old railway station, now part of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, 4.6 kilometres from Blackbutt. The village itself is off the main road so is … Continue reading Benarkin Free Camping
