Tag Archives: Australia

Goodbye Australia

Posted on October 22, 2022 by debbie

We flew out of Bali back into Brisbane and took the train down to the Gold Coast. We had a couple more days with M&D and enjoyed their company immensely. Walked the beach, went for coffee, had take away, talked … 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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Australia Photos

Posted on July 29, 2018 by debbie

We have posted photos of Australia before and this trip was strictly a “visit the kids” trip so the photos are mostly of family, therefore I have not posted them into the blog. We do have a series of photos … Continue reading →

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More Specific Gold Coast Observations

Posted on May 5, 2018 by murray

Greenspace is important here in the Gold Coast, and if I remember correctly, all over Australia. The other place I remember very clearly is Brisbane and it also has a lot of parks. In the Gold Coast you can’t drive … Continue reading →

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The Beach

Posted on May 3, 2018 by debbie

It is a beach morning! After dropping D off at the Robina Hospital where she will help with a clinic, Murray, M and I find our way to Kirra Beach down at Coolangatta. We park the car and walk towards … Continue reading →

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