The surf and the sky and the Sunshine Coast of gold Floating on a long board, life on hold I never know the way, but you always take me there And I need it now, like the Mooloolaba air from RSL 1984 by Steve Taylor and Peter Furler of the Newsboys Since Western Australia and … Continue reading The Rainy Coast and Thoughts of New Adventures
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Back to the Queensland Coast
"I'd like to tell my story,"Said one of them so young and bold I'd like to tell my storyBefore I turn into gold". From A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes by Leonard Cohen I started "Travels with Mr Gato" when we lived in France. My first quote was some lines including "Where do All These Highways … Continue reading Back to the Queensland Coast
A Spanish Dream in the Queensland Countryside
I need you so that I could dieI love you so and that is whyWhenever I want you, all I have to do isDream, dream, dream, dreamDream, dream, dream, dream All I Have to Do is Dream by Boudleaux Bryant If like me you thought the Everly Brothers or at least Don or maybe Phil … Continue reading A Spanish Dream in the Queensland Countryside
The Run for Home – Cairns and the Cassowary Coast
Then the wind will set me racingAs my journey nears its endAnd the path I’ll be retracingWhen I’m homeward bound again From Homeward Bound by Peter Hollens No not that one. This is the other Homeward Bound. No railway stations here. Peter Hollens is an American singer song writer from Oregon who is known for … Continue reading The Run for Home – Cairns and the Cassowary Coast
Back on the East Coast and the RAINforest
And whenever I fall at your feetYou let your tears rain down on meWhenever I touch your slow turning pain Whenever I Fall at Your Feet by Neil Finn performed by Crowded House We arrived on the east coast and after six months without experiencing rain - a weird feeling - we were now to … Continue reading Back on the East Coast and the RAINforest
Mrs Fahrenheit
I'm burnin' through the sky, yeahTwo hundred degreesThat's why they call me Mr. FahrenheitI'm traveling at the speed of light From Mr Fahrenheit by Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury wrote Mr Fahrenheit when he was in that phase of his life caught up in drugs and promiscuity. Like all of Freddie's songs the lyrics seem to … Continue reading Mrs Fahrenheit
Back in the Land of the Dead Kangaroo
Cruisin' down the centre of a two way streetWondering who is really in the driver's seatMindin' my business along comes big brotherSays, "Son you better get on one side or the other" The Eagles - On the Border We were 240kms from the border between Northern Territory and Queensland when we left our campsite at … Continue reading Back in the Land of the Dead Kangaroo
An Iconic Pub and a Beckoning Border
Oh it's-a lonesome away from your kindred and allBy the campfire at night, we'll hear the wild dingoes callBut there's-a nothing so lonesome, morbid or drearThan to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer Song written by Gordon Parsons Most of us attribute the song "A Pub with no Beer" to Aussie … Continue reading An Iconic Pub and a Beckoning Border
Into the Kakadu
Corroboree Billabong About 80 kms south east of Darwin is a little gem. The Corroboree Roadhouse and Caravan Park sits in the Mary River National Park at the entrance to Kakadu N.P. While the roadhouse and tavern roar along all day with travellers and revellers the quaint little tree shaded caravan park out the back … Continue reading Into the Kakadu
Darwin and the Top End
Edith Falls and Upper Pool We started the 320kms trip to Darwin from Katherine but got only 40 kms up the road before taking a right turn off the highway towards Edith Falls. People in the campground had talked about this scenic part of the Nitmiluk National Park so we made a last minute decision … Continue reading Darwin and the Top End
Travels With Mr Gato Downunder 