It was busy at the pier
The beach at Hervey Bay is a great place to walk but if it’s high tide or you’re looking for a new experience, there’s always the pier. It juts out into the Great Sandy Strait for about 850 metres to … Continued
The beach and the boardwalk
Although we tend to go to the beach for our not-often-enough walks, sometimes we go to other places. That might be because it’s high tide and what remains of the beach is hard to walk on, or it might just … Continued
A visit to the botanical garden
For a change from walking on the beach Peter and I visited our local botanical garden for the first time in… about fourteen years. Like most such places, it consists of several hectares of native vegetation plus a few hectares … Continued
A walk on the beach
We went for a walk on the beach on Friday morning. It hasn’t happened as often as it should, I guess – but then, we’ve been busy in the garden, moving a mountain of mulch, painting, repairing edging, pulling out … Continued
Whale-watching in a pandemic
After a short period of smugness as we in Australia compared our covid-19 statistics with those of countries like Brazil, the USA, and the United Kingdom, the virus snuck up behind us and yelled “SURPRISE!” But we in Queensland could … Continued
The lockdown continues
Here we are in week whatever-it-is of self isolation. The grocery stores are slowly coming back to normal but many small businesses (dress shops and the like) have closed. I suppose without customers it costs too much to stay open. … Continued
Somebody has to pay – guess who?
It’s baby boomer bashing time again. It’s never too long before a new flare-up and the covid-19 pandemic has caused a resurgence. Adam Creighton penned an article in The Australian entitled Coronavirus: Perks and loopholes can’t endure as we run … Continued
Some relief from Covid-19
The news is full of Covid-19, the shops are empty, everybody who can is working from home, and just about any place where people gather has been closed, or limited to 100 people. I imagine you’re as sick of the … Continued
If we have to stay home, there are worse places
After a pretty horrendous summer here in Australia autumn has started with a global virus crisis. Pete and I had been looking forward to a lovely river cruise in the Balkans. But over the past few weeks our flights were … Continued
The beach’s Brahmani kites
Brahmani kites are found all over Asia. They are medium sized raptors and although they’ll catch fish, they are quite happy to take carrion from the beach. There are a number of pairs around our beach at Hervey Bay but … Continued