Billabong Sanctuary, Townsville

At 8 a.m., Vilis and I presented ourselves at the entrance to Billabong Sanctuary, which subtitles itself an ‘Australian Wildlife Experience’ and is located 11 kilometres south of Townsville on th...

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...

Parkway Fun and the Future of This Nation

With a cloudy sky offering a reprieve from Townsville’s glaring sun, Vilis and I hopped on our bikes (called push bikes here) at 8:15 a.m. and spent two leisurely hours enjoying the Ross River Parkw...

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...