Blogs from Ingham, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 2

We went to the Tully Sugar Mill, it stunk like hell, especially for Kate. She hated the smell, but we learnt about the process of sugar being made. It was interesting and we had fun. Went to the Golden Gumboot at Tully and climbed to the top. At Wallaman Falls, I walked a 2km track with my Dad and by the time we reached the bottom, we were puffed. We went right in to the falls and I saw a scorpion. On the way back up, it was steep, hard and tiring. We got back to the car and I had a big, big drink and a snooze on the way to Ingham. ... read more

We made the short trip from Townsville to Ingham in good time and then turned right for the 20 km trip to Forrest Beach, which, surprise, surprise, lies on the coast. This is where Norma and Herman re-settled about 5 years ago after spending many years living next to Alex's family in Darwin. Norma and Herm were like second parents to Alex when she was growing up, so I guess they are like another set of grand parents to Annelies and Thomas. At least they spoilt them (and us) as if they are! After we arrived and unpacked, Herm set up the badminton set and we had a bit of a hit (with moderate success), and then tried our hands at bocce, which everyone enjoyed. On Wednesday we drove out to Wallaman Falls in Girringun National ... read more