Full Moon Mania

“It is the very error of the moon.She comes more near the earththan she was wont. And makesmen mad.”—William Shakespeare, Othello ACROSS THE CENTURIES, many a person has uttered the phrase “There must be a full moon out there” in an attempt to explain weird happenings at night. Indeed, the Roman goddess of the moon bore

Sunset at Cooktown Wharf

Finally I stayed at the waterfront walk on the esplanade for the sunset. The sun sets over the water here and you can walk along the esplanade viewing the sunset Calculations of sunrise and sunset in Cooktown – Queensland – Australia for June 2023. Generic astronomy calculator to calculate times for sunrise, sunset… https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/@2170658

Innisfail Queensland

I drive to Innisfail Via Cairns. Innisfail is about 90 kilometres south of Cairns. Innisfail is the major township of the Cassowary Coast Region and is known for its sugar and banana industries, as well as for being one of Australia’s wettest towns. Innisfail’s town centre is situated at the junction of the Johnstone River and South Johnstone River, approximately 5 km (3 mi)

Quarantine Bay Beach

I decided to brave the steep road and walk Quarantine Bay beach. The tide was half out so we had a rocky walk as I was not willing to walk the little dog too close to the water because of crocodiles. We walked up to the rocks and back along the rocky shore This is

Botanical Gardens Cooktown

The Cooktown Botanic Gardens were established in 1878 making them one of Queensland’s oldest regional botanic gardens. The Gardens are located within the 62 hectare Gallop Botanic Reserve, situated 1.5km from the centre of Cooktown. It houses five major plant collections, including a collection of species traditionally used by the local Aboriginal people; a rare

Weary Bay Sunrise

Caught the end of the sunrise this morning at Weary Bay, Bloomfield, Queensland. Weary Bay is 67 kms from Cooktown….drive the road to Cairns and turn at Lions Den turnoff and continue down 32 kms to Bloomfield. It’s a beautiful beach and you can walk safely along the shore at Low tide. Yesterday there was

Quarantine Bay

Quarantine Bay is located 8 km by road from Cooktown and 4 km off the Cooktown Road. It is a 1 km long, north-east facing beach, lying in lee of the densely vegetated 100 m high Monkhouse Point, that protrudes 1 km seaward of the southern end of the beach. The point together with Mount

Quarantine Bay Apartment

I move to a new apartment on Quarantine Bay Road. I have sold the caravan for less than half what I paid for it to simply get rid of it and I move to an apartment that has everything I need to be comfortable, including a beautiful garden which I simply have to admire. Finally

Sunrise Today

This morning the sunrise was beautiful. Soft colors reflecting on a silent surface, there was barely a ripple on the water. It was perfectly still, like glass with soft and muted colors.