Jurgen Freund - breathtaking marine photographer
Thursday, 02 February 2012 10:55
The Great Barrier reef will surely have a shipping disaster in the next few years if the bulk carriers are not kept out of the shipping lane inside the chain of reefs strung along the Queensland coast. Coal mining and methane from coal seam extraction is expanding at a phenomenal rate. This, in turn, means that the number of giant ships using the shipping lane is growing.
Jurgen Freund is a photographer documenting the Great Barrier Reef and the reefs in Indonesian and Papua New Guinea waters. His photographs are the work of a great artist naturalist. Have a look at these breathtaking images: Jurgen Freund Photography
Atilla the Homeowner and Terror the Tenant
Thursday, 26 January 2012 18:14
This had me laughing and, no, its not really like this but we all have our moments
http://marthasvineyard.patch.com/articles/vacay-rental-wars
A day at Behana Gorge
Tuesday, 17 January 2012 13:04
An article in the Cairns Post mentioned Behana Gorge as a great place to spend a few hours. Weather permitting, we go there every Christmas to work up an appetite for dinner. The turn off on the right is about 32 km from Cairns or 5km south of the Mulgrave River bridge. From the turn off drive to the end of the road. From here the walk is about 3km steadily uphill on a good sealed track which is mostly shaded. Here are some pictures of our last two Behana Gorge visits.
Cairns Post promotes local restaurants
Monday, 16 January 2012 09:00
Our local newspaper, The Cairns Post, is running a new series promoting local restaurants, chefs and their gorgeous food. Have a look here:
http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2011/10/26/187831_local-news.html
Port Douglas coast drive
Friday, 13 January 2012 17:28
What fabulous weather we are having - a year ago we were like drowned rats. Yesterday Lizzie drove to Port Douglas.
Titan Arum in full splendour
Thursday, 12 January 2012 03:22
The second year in a row that the Flecker Botanic gardens have successfully encouraged this magnificent plant to produce this amazing and stinking flower. The flower produces a scent reminiscent of rotting flesh which attracts flies that would in the wild pollinate other members of the same species.
The creeping tide of suburbia
Thursday, 22 December 2011 17:21
I recently came across this amazing photo courtesy of Rainforest Grove Holiday Resort.
The whole of this area is now covered with houses. Moody St runs along in front of the house which no longer exists. Rainforest Grove Holiday Resort is on that site and our holiday home at 44 Moody St is on the other side of the trees.
Messing about in boats
Wednesday, 07 December 2011 23:32
Sunday sailing at The Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron, 42-48 Tingira St, Portsmith (ph: 40352685).
$20 per person per race. Meet up at 12.30 for race start at 1.30pm. No experience required. It is all about fun and learning as you will be on a J24 with an experienced skipper. There is no better way to forget about the rest of the world for a couple of hours. Just you and the wind and the water and trying to remember all those nautical terms. Its a lot of fun for a very modest price. $5 BBQ afterwards at the clubhouse.
Cairns flowering trees
Tuesday, 06 December 2011 10:12
Spring time in North Queensland is wonderful for the flowering trees. This year we had a very short dry season broken short by the wettest October for 60 years. The wet season has not started yet but the early storms are here and Cairns is looking fantastic. Here are a few pictures of the beautiful trees of Cairns.
Pink Cassia
Etty Bay bliss
Friday, 02 December 2011 22:45
Etty Bay bliss
Etty Bay is a fabulous little hideaway 15 minutes south of Innisfail. It is a favourite beach for locals because it so unspoilt. The rainforest comes right down to the beach, the water is clear and there is safe swimming all year round thanks to the Etty Bay Life Saving club. We have just listed a lovely beachfront house on the hill overlooking the whole bay - The Old Pottery.
In the same ownership since the 1950s, the house was the family beach escape and the lower half was used as a pottery by the present owner's mother. It has been completely modernized but retained the simple charm of the basic beach shack that it was.
Take a look at the photos of The Old Pottery and imagine your next holiday here.
Jean turning a pot in her studio at Etty Bay
Etty Bay Beach
