Shakespeare Under Tropical Stars

To celebrate Vilis’s birthday, we packed a picnic supper and drove to Queens Gardens near downtown Townsville for an outdoor performance of William Shakespeare’s tragic two-act play Richar...

Soldier Crabs and Beach Stone-curlews

While exploring Hinchinbrook Island’s east coast beaches during our backpacking adventure on the Thorsborne Trail, Vilis and I were fascinated by intriguing collections of small balls arranged i...

Thorsborne Trail: Little Ramsay Bay to Nina Bay and Nina Peak, Hinchinbrook Island

Early morning sun created exquisite reflections in Little Ramsay Bay’s lagoon, enticing Vilis and me in for a quick, refreshing dip before our hot porridge breakfast. After the meal, we broke ca...

Thorsborne Trail: Zoe Bay to Little Ramsay Bay, Hinchinbrook Island

Hinchinbrook’s dawn chorus of birds rang out loudly in lifting darknes. Increasing light revealed clear skies except for wisps of white cloud clinging to The Thumb, a thrusting pinnacle east of ...