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Views around the Gold Coast

Posted on September 14, 2022 by debbie

We have been toodling around the Gold Coast for the past few days doing our own thing while M&D work. Twice we walked, rode the bus then the tram and walked to the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre to swim. This … Continue reading →

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Gold Coast Birds

Posted on September 12, 2022 by debbie

The birds we see, and hear, from the deck in M&D’s backyard and all around the Gold Coast are incredible! Not the usual sparrow, chickadee, goose, magpie or blue jay. We have also seen Lorikeets, Cockatoos and so many other … Continue reading →

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Tourists on the Gold Coast

Posted on September 10, 2022 by debbie

Yesterday we visited the Art Gallery at HOTA (Home of the Arts) in Surfers Paradise. The Art Gallery was constructed since our last visit here. We strolled through 4 floors of artwork and saw works featuring the Aboriginal people and … Continue reading →

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Road Trip to Pottsville

Posted on September 8, 2022 by debbie

Both M&D have the day off today so we all pile into the car and head south to Pottsville, in New South Wales. It is about a 40 minute drive on the M1 highway. Our first stop is Hastings Point … Continue reading →

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Arrived!

Posted on September 7, 2022 by debbie

I am sitting in my son and daughter-in-law’s (M&D) dining room in Robina, Queensland. The two flights from Edmonton, through Vancouver, to Brisbane where uneventful. The 14 1/2 hour flight across the Pacific was slightly gruelling, but watching three movies … Continue reading →

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Packing Miscellanea

Posted on August 31, 2022 by debbie

Murray packed his clothes before I could take a photo or two. He has decided not to be extravagant and take extra clothes for Australia. (Although, we still have a few days before we leave so that may change.) So, … Continue reading →

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Across the Pacific

Posted on August 22, 2022 by debbie

In September, 2019, we were on the Coralia, a scuba dive liveaboard puttering around Raja Ampat, in Indonesia (check out our posts from then.) Almost as soon as we got back home, we booked ourselves on another Coralia trip for … Continue reading →

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Bonaire’s Last Gem of the Day

Posted on June 1, 2022 by debbie

Dive Socks! Years ago, while on a dive liveaboard in Australia, there was a lady diver who wore colourful socks inside her dive booties. She said that the socks helped slide both her wetsuit and booties over her feet and … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Gem of the Day

Posted on May 30, 2022 by debbie

Our group goes in search of a frog fish today. We have explicit directions to its hiding place and it still takes five of us 15 minutes to find him. Here he is!

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Saturday’s Gem of the Day

Posted on May 28, 2022 by debbie

Most of the diving off Bonaire is done on the west coast of the island where it is sheltered and calmer. Today we dove the east coast, or the wild side. We treat ourselves to a boat dive with East … Continue reading →

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