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
Australia
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
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
Writing at Long Timber
I think I Found a new desk here at Ewan creek. I’m in awe watching the ripples of the creek. The crow caws the sky is blue above the trees. I’m trying another spot. An old log moss grows in its cracks serves as a backbone for the iPad Still searching for the perfect position … Continue reading Writing at Long Timber
Staying Put at Lamington National Park in Australia
I was going off to New Zealand but that’s been canceled by the corona virus. It made no sense to go there and be in isolation for 14 days when I was only going there for five. And then when I returned to Australia I’d spend another 14 days in isolation. I’m lucky to be … Continue reading Staying Put at Lamington National Park in Australia
Birdsville
Birdsville is one of the hottest and most isolated places in the world. We flew east from Alice Springs over 1,000 sand dunes that made distinct furrows going north-south through the Simpson Desert below us: The red sand seemed to go on and on forever below us. In reality, it was just a two-hour flight, and … Continue reading Birdsville
Uluru (Ayers Rock)
What is all the fuss about a big rock in the middle of the desert? I was about to find out. 30 years ago there was nothing there but a dirt road and some campsites. We boarded the plane in Alice Springs after breakfast and flew for over an hour to cover the 500 miles. … Continue reading Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Alice Springs
We flew out of Broome at 8:00 am leaving the Indian Ocean and the beautiful warm beaches behind us. Gary, our pilot, had purchased box lunches for us. We were going to be flying most of the day with a stop for fuel in Hall's Creek. Most of the time we were flying over desert … Continue reading Alice Springs
Darwin to Kununarra to Broom Days 7-10; Australia by Heron Tour.
Day seven landed us in the quiet city of Darwin. This was where the wedding in the beautiful movie "Top End Wedding" was supposed to take place. I caught the entire downtown from the plane. There wasn't any roaring traffic outside our hotel. We had the day on our own and went for a walk … Continue reading Darwin to Kununarra to Broom Days 7-10; Australia by Heron Tour.
Visions from Two Continents. 