Tag Archives: Australia

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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Australia Observations 2 (The Sequel)

Posted on May 1, 2018 by murray

The Gold Coast is the part of the country everyone comes to for a beach vacation. Surfer’s Paradise has long been the summer mecca for Australians and foreigners. I was here in 1986 and although it was not as developed … Continue reading →

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Wallabies and a Koala

Posted on April 29, 2018 by debbie

Murray, M and I walk through the Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area this afternoon for some exercise and fresh air since it is too windy to go to the beach. Almost immediately we see wallabies. They are smaller than kangaroos, but … Continue reading →

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Aus Observations

Posted on April 28, 2018 by murray

I have travelled to both New Zealand and Australia. When people ask the difference I tell them NZ is more like Canada and Australia is closer to the US. It is maybe somewhere between the US and Canada. Since M … Continue reading →

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Southport, Queensland, Australia

Posted on April 26, 2018 by debbie

We are back in the city. Traffic. Tall buildings. Huge grocery stores. People. M&D, our kids. Wearing street clothes and deodorant. Our flight from Fiji to Brisbane was very comfortable in Business Class. We thank the Fijian Gods. We rode … Continue reading →

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