It’s not called “rainforest” for nothing April 16, Day 8. I put the family on their respective flights back to … More
Category: Travel
Not exactly a second honeymoon
Prologue If you have read other posts in my blog you might recall that I am constantly on the lookout … More
Walnut Whipbird
Western Whipbird is one of the so-called BIG THREE of south-west WA birding, the other two being Western Bristlebird and … More
Father/Daughter Trek
Part 2: The adventure bit (continued from the wildlife bit)… 18-19 November We added the walk to the top of … More
Father/Daughter Rangas
Part 1: The wildlife bits… I am regularly on the lookout for activities and destinations that I might be able … More
Top End Part 3 (the final chapter)
…continued from Part 2… Day 7 We began the day with a superbly scenic walk up the escarpment at Victoria … More
Top End Part 2
…continued from Part 1… Day 4 The start of the day was structured around a pre-booked activity, a cruise on … More
Northern Territory Top End, Part 1
7-16 Aug 2020 Preamble Six or seven years into our Australian sojourn I still had a few birds to collect … More
Tennis (and serendipitous gannets)
I don’t like them. They wet their nests * I’m falling behind with this blog. So many cool things seen/done … More