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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Kurrimine Beach May 16th 2013

Geo: -17.7766, 146.108 Agnes Water to Kurrimine Beach 15th May 2013It is becoming increasingly difficult to write a blog as we continue to find one beautiful area after another to explore but describing them in detail will produce one long yawn for the reader. I am not sure that the Aussies appreciate how lucky they are to have so many hundreds of miles of amazing coastline, with so many bays, coves and never-ending beaches that most of them are empty. It surprises us that despite lots of signs urging the locals to “Do the right thing” and dispose of their rubbish with consideration, many still throw cans, bottles and food wrappers out of their cars as they drive along. The sun glints on the bottles as we travel. Near towns some community groups take responsibility for ... read more
Kookaburra ate 3 worms this size for breakfast
Only place the butterflies landed
The pair of noisy Bush Stone Curlews

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Kurrimine Beach June 12th 2011

Had breakfast after waking up around 7. We took our time, spoke to a few people there and left Bilyana around 9.30am. Stopped in at Tully Tourist Information Centre. A very helpful lady there, with lots of knowledge about the area, recommended stopping in at Murdering Point Winery on our way to Kurramine Beach. She also said we should see Tully's Boot. We found the boot in a park and it was over 8 metres high. This is Tully's highest recorded rain level. Unreal!! We drove around Tully and it was interesting to see the damage and repairs done since Yasi. Some fibro places were still standing despite the cyclone and yet some brick houses were almost demolished. It was interesting to see the way the leaves are growing back on the trees with minimum branches. ... read more
Tully Boot
Tully Boot
Tully Boot




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