Author: christinecalabria
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Home after eight weeks sound good to me! – 13 June
And here is the conclusion! Eight weeks away from home is the longest time we have been absent from the business and our home since we moved in fifteen years ago. Our ‘flying trip around Australia by car’ has been a great adventure and we have had some amazing adventures, seen plenty of awe-inspiring sights […]
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Landscapes and Manmade features – Sunday 12 June
First thing this morning, in Toowoomba, Peter and I met up with two of my Family History associates/friends – Jacqui Brock and Linda Ely. We had a delightful hour or so, chatting, reminiscing, solving the problems of the world, and sharing a beautiful breakfast together. It was not nearly enough time together and Jacqui and […]
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Across the Range – Saturday 11 June
Up early, not sure whether that will last when we get home. We drove down to Coolum Waters (this area is filling up with HiRISE buildings just like the Gold Coast – a pity) and had coffee, before driving inland to the Industrial Estate where we met the current owners of Windsong Wind Chimes. They […]
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Old Friends, celebrations and a spectacular ending – Friday 10 June
Today started out quite chilly. We left our accommodation at Agnes Water by 8 am and drove down the coast road as far as Gin Gin. There we had a great hour and a half with Deirdre, a great friend of many years. It was lovely to catch up with her and all her news […]
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A journey to where Queensland began – Thursday 9 June
We had breakfast in a cute little café in Emerald, then went to visit the Info Centre that is built out of straw bales. In Morton Park beside it, there is a huge installation of the world’s biggest Van Gogh Sunflower painting. The superstructure is 25 metres high with approximately 13.6 tonnes of steel involved […]
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An unexpected day – Wednesday 8 June
When we were looking for a Queensland tour guide or map, we came across one that was produced by Queensland.com called ‘Great Queensland Drives’. It is more than just a map, with short notes included along the way. To supplement this, I also picked up a magazine about the Matilda Way. Between these two sources, […]
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Peter’s Day and another Aussie Pub – Tuesday 7 June
This was a day that Peter had been looking forward to since we left home. We had booked into the QANTAS Founders Museum: the Home of QANTAS in Longreach. Peter had a full-day package – Museum Entry and Airpark Tour, that was admission to the Museum all day including a guided tour (1.5 hours long) […]
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Queensland’s Outback Classics – Monday 6 June
We began our day in Mount Isa and drove up to a lookout above the town. It provided us with a widespread view of this renowned city for copper mining. As well as the views, I was also able to capture the detailed paintings on the water tower as well, completed in 2019 by a […]
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Lucifer’s Ball Park and Long-Distance Driving – Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 June
From Daly Waters, we continued our trek southwards through the Northern Territory. When we made our first roadhouse stop, we met a beautiful goose and then discovered an unusual piece of wall art that was a vinyl skin on a building in Tennant Creek where we had lunch. We reached our destination, Devils Marbles Pub […]
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Indigenous Art & Quirky Australiana – Thursday 2 and Friday 3 June
We spent Thursday just being around Katherine. It was pleasant to just stop for a day. We were camping in another Glamping tent and, this time, Tim and Moira were camped right beside us, which was lovely. We used the laundry then we did a little supermarket shopping ready for a dinner BBQ with Tim […]
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