Alligator Creek, Bowling Green Bay National Park

With good weather in the forecast for today, Vilis and I decided an excursion was in order. To that end, we headed south from Townsville along the Queensland coast on the Bruce Highway and arrived at ...

Townsville Butterflies, Pavlova, and the Musical, Chess

This morning, the humidity was like a weight on my chest that grew heavier as I ran and walked. For the first time since that sauna-day I began my training program, I felt a headache beginning to poun...

Palmetum Park, Townsville

While darkness still lingered beneath trees, I cycled away from the house and into the open twilight of streets and the river park. The river was quiet, withdrawn from shores it had flooded so deeply ...

Ten Canoes (the Movie) and Dingo Research

This morning, I ran and walked at dawn, hoping to beat the sun, which again bathes North Queensland after her stormy affairs with Tropical Cyclones Neville and Olga. My destination was the same as yes...