We were going to the market in Kirribilli, a neighborhood on the north side of the river. And they have beautiful jacaranda trees there. It turned out the market wasn't every week, but every two weeks, and not this week. But don't worry, there are...
Up early: whale watching. To Circular Quay, the harbor where the boat departs. It was a slightly smaller boat than expected, so it's bound to be a rocky ride. And indeed, it is. Once out of the river, after a half-hour trip, it's off...
Slowly this morning, definitely an hour late, because yesterday we crossed the New South Wales border, and they do have Daylight Savings Time here. Had breakfast while the half-meter-long lizards stare at you, the kookaburra bird on the edge of...
This morning we first swapped houses for an extra day, and chatted for a bit with the manager, who's from Argentina, as was the cleaning lady, by the way. She gave us some tips for the last day. Today we walked from Nelly Bay, the capital city...
This morning we first secured our next sleeping spot, at Airlie Beach. Then we took the bus to the hike on the other side of Magnetic Island. The path leads to an old WWII fort perched atop the cliffs. It's 27°C, the sun...
I decided to go to the hospital after fainting the day before yesterday. It shouldn't happen with the pacemaker. Or are the settings wrong? I called Cairns Hospital, an impenetrable phone fortress. After ten calls, I was put on hold, hung up, and went straight to voicemail...
Today we took a trip to Kuranda, a mountain village in the rainforest, about 25 km from Cairns in North Queensland. Luckily, it was cloudy, not too sunny, as the UV index here quickly exceeds 10. But it was…
