Our tropical reef adventures began over 30 years ago on a romantic holiday in Vanuatu. Here our combined love of underwater life began, rather daringly for me with my first scuba dive. Snorkelling on Lady Elliot Island was a more sedate but equally wonderful experience. Lady Elliot Island is a coral cay shaped like a … More Tropical reef adventures on Lady Elliot Island
The town of Seventeen Seventy is a misnomer. First of all it’s not a town and second of all, it was originally called Round Hill Head until 1936. It is however the site of the second landfall on Terra Australis of Lieutenant James Cook, RN, on his historic journey to the Pacific in 1770, in … More Coastal Road Trip – Maryborough to 1770
Well, we’re on the road again, this time to the Town of Seventeen – Seventy (1770) – only Australians know the significance of this date – and then to Lady Elliot Island. The first leg of this trip was Brisbane to Maryborough to stay with good friend Sue, electrical engineer/electrician apprentice for Queensland Rail. Taking … More Coastal Queensland Road Trip – Brisbane to Maryborough
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