The navigator in me loves a geographic landmark, so of course my final day in Rockhampton had to include a stop at the Tropic of Capricorn, marking the divide between the temperate and the tropic zones.  Surprisingly, we needed a map to locate it.  Once Rocky’s major/only tourist attraction, these days it sits rather unassumingly […]

Aah, another sun drenched morning.  After a relaxed start to the day, we headed to Yeppoon for a bit of shopping and a look around.  Yeppoon is a quiet seaside resort town with splendid views from the top of the not inconsiderable hills (I assume the views are splendid, we didn’t actually climb any of […]

Hello from the Capricorn Coast of Queensland, where the sky is blue, the temperature is in the mid 20s, there are no looming public transport strikes, and every day is a holiday (well at least for a few more days). I flew into Rockhampton yesterday, where Mum and Dad collected me. We’re at Kinka Beach, […]