Feeling safe in Fortress Australia, on the train in Melbourne Next week I take the scary steps onto a plane to fly back to the USA. I’ve been in Fortress Australia for 15 months. Covid here is controlled by borders closed, and everyone wearing masks so there are zero community contact cases. No Australian is allowed to … Continue reading Covid International Travel?
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Follow my adventures visiting friends and family around the world.
Eating Fried Eggs in Australia
I don’t know why I care, but I think it’s embarrassing. I don’t know how to eat. I’m confused when I face my fried eggs and toast in the morning. Should I hold my toast in my left hand and my fork my right cutting the egg with the edge of my fork and … Continue reading Eating Fried Eggs in Australia
Leaving Magnetic, Walking Ross River Parkway – Townsville, Queensland
It was time. Time to leave this lovely island. After another wonderful lunch at Scallywags, my friend drove me to the ferry. We arrived early and had time to walk out on the pier and see the Rock Wallaby that lives there. So cute, and it was cool enough they were out during the day … Continue reading Leaving Magnetic, Walking Ross River Parkway – Townsville, Queensland
Last Day, Last Hike #5 Magnetic Island 2020
I caught the Sunbus at 8:45 deciding today would be my day to go on the hike from Horseshoe Bay to Radical Bay. There was a road from the Forts Walk, but I didn’t want a road, I wanted a walking track. To see The Forts walk go to my blog of April 22, 2018, … Continue reading Last Day, Last Hike #5 Magnetic Island 2020
Hike #4 Magnetic Island
I wanted a challenge today. A hike that would get my blood pumping. I found it hiking from Nelly Bay to Arcadia over the crest my airbub host Rhonda called it. It was 6.9 k of up and down but mostly up. I got in the Sunbus at 8:01. I was the only one on … Continue reading Hike #4 Magnetic Island
Boat Ride Magnetic Island
An Aquascene Ride Around Magnetic Island I was ready to get on a small boat again. I’d been avoiding them since my husband Bob died. I was back in Townsville, Australia where Bob and I had chartered a sailboat in 1999. I’m staying on an island just off the coast of Townsville called Magnetic … Continue reading Boat Ride Magnetic Island
Hike#3 Hidden Path to Rocky Beach
On my walk to Nelly Bay I saw a man descend this path. It hardly looked like a path at all. Large Rocks hid the footprints of anyone who had gone down it. I’d made a mental note to go this way another day. The path was a short walk from where I was staying … Continue reading Hike#3 Hidden Path to Rocky Beach
A Widow’s Walk Alone – 2nd Hike Maggie
Walking with a gaggle of friends all alone. Friends from high school, friends from Door County, friends and family from Austin Texas, friends from England, and Germany, all were my virtual companions via Facebook as I hiked from Picnic Bay to Nelly Bay. ◦ Rhonda at the airbub Magnetic Villa Getaway, gave me detailed instructions … Continue reading A Widow’s Walk Alone – 2nd Hike Maggie
First Hike Magnetic Island 2020
7/15/2020 Hawkings Point Maggie With social distancing in place and no other tourists about I took my first walk up to Hawking Point. I waited anxiously for the sun to come up and warm things. At 45degrees f and no heat I stayed hidden under the covers longer than usual. I quickly downed some hot … Continue reading First Hike Magnetic Island 2020
Traveling in Covid Queensland
Diary Tuesday 7/14/2020 Today was a long day getting away. Wearing a mask in the plane. Just a two hour flight from Brisbane to Townsville. All in Queensland. A Flight from cool to warm both still winter. This will be my third visit to Townsville. In 1999 my husband Bob, my son and I drove … Continue reading Traveling in Covid Queensland
Visions from Two Continents 