Ross Lake Cruise, Townsville

Thunder rumbled overhead, and Mount Stuart was capped by leaden clouds when Vilis and I arrived at Ross Park at 1:45 p.m. A few minutes later, the tour operators for our Lake Ross cruise drove up. The...

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 ...

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 The river was quiet, withdrawn from shores it had flooded so deeply ...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...