Victorian Parliament
This building is Melbourne Parliament House in Victoria, Australia. From 1901 to 1927 it was used by the National Government before it moved to Canberra. In that time the Victorian Parliament met at...
View ArticleBlack Swans
Black Swans are the state and bird emblem of Western Australia. Their white eyes turn red during breeding season. This image puts the herbivores and carnivores neck and neck on this blog at 22 each.
View ArticleVenus Bay
This is Venus Bay on the Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia. It is a small pretty seaside holiday town with an impressive curved jetty which was popular with fishing. Heading south is a wonderful...
View ArticleBrisbane 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...
View ArticleSoutherly Point
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 from down under. 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...
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...
View ArticleMagpie Lark
This is a male Magpie Lark. It’s DNA shows it is not a magpie or a lark but a monarch flycatcher. Like many Australian birds it was originally named using an English ornithologist’s vocabulary. Today...
View ArticleThe Apostles
These limestone stacks on the coast of Victoria, Australia are know as The Twelve Apostles, despite only ever having nine of them. On 3rd July 2005 a 50 metre tall stack collapsed into the sea leaving...
View ArticleHydro Jetpack
We saw this Hydro Jetpack practicing near the bridge between Southport and Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia. The jetpack is powered by a jet ski via a long hose. This is the stable version of...
View ArticleAustralia Day
Today Australia celebrated its national day. It is the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet from the UK in 1788. The Gold Coast Council put on an event in Surfers Paradise so we cycled down...
View ArticleOrion Nebula
This is the Orion Nebula also known as Messier 42. To the naked eye it appears to be the middle star in Orion’s sword. We were lucky enough to see it at the Warrumbungle Observatory where you could...
View ArticleGold Mine
This morning we visited the Barrick Cowal Gold Mine in New South Wales, Australia. Thanks to Amy for arranging it and Tony for showing us around. It was very interesting and we hope to add some of the...
View ArticleSolo Road
This is Coopernook Forest Park in New South Wales, Australia. Normally Karen takes a photo of our van at every place we stay. As she is not here this time I thought I should keep up the tradition. In...
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