The colours of Mackay

Highlights

Not such highlights

The light – beautiful for taking photos - Kate

Cane toads- we now know what they look like -Both

The colours of northern Australia - Kate

 

Day out on Red Cat Adventures – Both!!

 

Bike ride - Both

 

Not answering 47 emails before hitting the classroom tomorrow – thinking of all my friends and family heading back to it – Kate!

 

Living with a very relaxed Will – Kate LOL!

 

Getting my teeth into an interesting research project – stay tuned - Kate

 

I was up early working in the east facing office when I looked over my computer screen and caught sight of the most beautiful sunrise and thought I’d just take a photo. I chastised myself “How many sunrises do you need photos of!” but still I reached for my phone. And there on my screen were the strongest greens and blues from yesterday’s photos and out the window were pinks and oranges and yellows. I couldn’t help thinking one of my favourite aspects of this house sit has been the variety of colours on our doorstep, well within an hour. 

With only two days to go we're really trying to get out and make the most of our time in this very beautiful area. We've had a day on the Red Cat Adventure boat, it goes as fast as it can and gets you out to a reef for a snorkel and then some time wandering on an isolated beach. I loved the speed of the boat bouncing over the waves. Will was sure I'd be freaking out, because I would have been in a land vehicle if I'd felt we were moving that fast, but I just loved it. The captain did slow down to give us a great view of the whale breaching and playing along side us.

We're also ticking off the sensible, practical things - RAM in for its first service, more dental work, a little bit of op shopping, preparing a meal for our trip to the NT, repacking the van and packing up bits and pieces we've moved into the house sit.

As the day is over and the cool night seeps in and my yawns get ever bigger I'm going to let my pictures do the rest of my talking  – here are my colours of Mackay.

Autumnish tones

Cedar Creek Waterfall in Conway National Park, probably a good idea to go in the Wet Season to see waterfalling...



Moonlight through the verandah shutters


Morning light on my way out for a walk

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Different colored fairy houses up here - if only if I could show Lily and Lola!


Greens
Morning mist on cane fields -  Kate's trying to walk 3 or 4 times a week


Cane train heading to the factory 

Cane toad hiding in the back yard

We wandered along the creek in the backyard together, Will looked for gold, but no luck.

I'm sure I've had that plant variety inside my house

One of many murals in Fifth Lane that we saw after dropping the Ram for it's first service.




Turquoise 
Scawfell Island, heading off after a day of snorkeling and beach walking

Scawfell Island

Ready for a snorkel - the water was a little cool, the coral amazing and the fish small but plentiful

Look out from Point Hay Coal Terminal

Bucasia Beach

Day out on Red Cat Adventures

Whites and greys  


Dew on cobwebs on an early  morning walk


A lunch spot, The Eimeo Pub

Cane Arrowing, that's what they call flowering if it's the variety that flowers, not all do.

Pondering and thinking - or just looking!

Pinks, purples and oranges



















 







Comments

  1. Anonymous9 July 2023 at 15:34

    Thanks for the up dates of your travels. The photos are stunning, even the toad. Happy trails and enjoy! 😘

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