Aussie Domestic Wildlife and Invading Crocs

When I awoke and heard rain pouring down outdoors, I couldn’t bear the thought of running drenched in the darkness this morning. I especially couldn’t bear the thought of sodden shoes and clot...

Bicentennial Park, Townsville

Although it’s said that familiarity breeds contempt, I’d say it more commonly breeds a lack of appreciation. This morning, I abandoned plans to cycle along the parkway because of impending downpou...

Paluma Rainforest Encore

At 7 a.m., Vilis and I hit the road for the rainforest village of Paluma about 80 kilometres northwest of Townsville, having decided to explore the rainforest tracks that we didn’t tackle on January...

Anderson Park Botanical Garden & Ross River Parkway

This morning, driven by some inner need to walk, I devoted two hours to an excursion to the Anderson Park Botanical Gardens, followed by another two hours in the Ross River Parkway. After yesterday af...