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Travels With Mr Gato Downunder

Travels With Mr Gato Downunder

Travelling, eating and drinking Downunder

  • About Us
  • Travel Posts
    • 2022
      • What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
    • 2021
      • From Quiet Seaside Town to Overcrowded Holiday Destination
      • The Capricorn Coast
      • Airlie Beach and the Whitsundays
      • Port Douglas and the Daintree – the Delights of the Rainforest
      • Cooktown
      • Calamity, Cassowaries and Cairns
      • Mission Beach
      • On a Mission (to the Beach)
      • Chasing Barra II
      • Chasing Barra with a Side of Croc 1
  • A Little Bit of Poetry
    • Till They Sparkle

Tag: Queensland

Airlie Beach and the Whitsundays

September 10, 2021September 11, 2021 ~ Mike Brooke ~ 4 Comments

Sail away with meTo another worldAnd we rely on each other, ah ha'Cause we love one another, ah ha Islands in the Stream - written by Maurice, Robin and Barry Gibb Who knew that this lovely song was written by the Gibb brothers. And beautifully performed by Kenny and Dolly. Just been watching them sing … Continue reading Airlie Beach and the Whitsundays

The Rainy Coast and Thoughts of New Adventures

November 16, 2020 ~ Mike Brooke ~ Leave a comment

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

Back to the Queensland Coast

November 2, 2020 ~ Mike Brooke ~ 2 Comments

"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

Back on the East Coast and the RAINforest

September 22, 2020 ~ Mike Brooke ~ 4 Comments

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

September 3, 2020 ~ Mike Brooke ~ Leave a comment

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

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