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Beaches and Waterfalls Around Cairns and the Tablelands

Posted on January 21, 2023

The Beaches On our recent visit to our friends Ralph and KC in the Cairns suburb of Goldsborough, they took us far and wide to show us some of the magnificent scenery to be found in the region. North of Cairns to Port Douglas is a Mecca for tourists with gorgeous sandy beaches hugging the…

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Cane Trains and Brumbies! Oh My!

Posted on January 14, 2023January 14, 2023

When my wife and I decided to visit my old friend Ralph and his wife KC in Cairns for a week, I had no idea what this Northern Queensland city was all about. I thought it was some remote town whose only claim to fame was its proximity to the Great Barrier Reef. Boy, did…

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Photo Gallery: Cane Trains and Brumbies

Posted on January 14, 2023January 14, 2023

Here are some additional photos from our visit. This is just a sample as I took over 600 while we were there. |Others will be included with subsequent posts. Above: The community of Goldsborough as seen from the top of Ralph and KC’s driveway. The empty lot next to them still has some sugar cane…

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Birding in a Tainted Paradise

Posted on January 31, 2020

The next stop in our Panama Canal cruise, after leaving Panama, was Puntarenas, Costa Rica. We had booked something called Tárcoles River: An Eco Adventure, one of eleven different excursions available at this port of call. It is promoted as Jungle Crocodile Safari, which is a bit of a misnomer. But they also promote it…

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Photo Gallery: Tarcoles River, Costa Rica

Posted on January 31, 2020

Here are some additional pictures from our visit to Costa Rica.

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Monkey Watch

Posted on January 7, 2020January 7, 2020

Monkey Watch was one of the excursion options on our recent Panama Canal cruise. The tour left from the pier at Panama City, after we had transited the canal itself. Panama has a large harbor but it is not set up to accommodate cruise ships so we took one of the tenders to get to…

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Photo Gallery: Monkey Watch

Posted on January 7, 2020January 7, 2020

Here are some additional photos from our Monkey Watch tour. All in all, our Monkey Watch adventure was a very enjoyable experience.

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Transiting the Panama Canal

Posted on December 31, 2019

The Panama Canal was listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the Industrial World in a BBC miniseries produced in 2003. A marvel of engineering, the story behind it is truly incredible. Almost everyone has heard of it, but few know much about it. We had the privilege of taking a cruise from Fort…

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Photo Gallery: Panama Canal

Posted on December 31, 2019

Here are some additional photographs of the Panama Canal. That completes our Panama Canal transit. A truly amazing experience.

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The Weaver Creek Salmon Run

Posted on October 12, 2018December 21, 2019

Follow us on Facebook! The life cycle of the Pacific sockeye salmon is a fascinating one. Although salmon are a salt water fish, they start life in fresh water. Every year in October thousands of salmon migrate back to the river of their origin to lay eggs. The eggs are fertilized by the males and stay…

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