On our way back to Broome we had to take a detour as parts of the Kimberleys were destroyed during that year’s cyclone season. Sections of the Great Northern Highway and Fitzroy Crossing were impassable. At Fitzroy Crossing, the Fitzroy River Bridge, was significantly damaged, along with 500 metres of road, cutting access to Aboriginal…
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Exploring Broome
Today we did not have much activities planned other than visiting various spots in and around Broome. So we started the day slowly with an outdoor shower, without our little frog friends who disappeared during the night. But, again we had a visitor at our bungalow- this little fellow snug by us while we were…
Seattle- addendum
Since we never got to see Mount Rainier at the beginning of our trip it became our running gag. “Can you see Mount Rainier from here?” “ Which direction do we need to turn to see Mount Rainier?” So when we flew out of Seattle hubby got his chance and took pictures of the mountain…
Lake Quinault
Further along Highway 101 you reach Lake Quinault at the Southern gateway of Olympic National Park. The Lake belongs to the Quinault Indian Nation. We were up for some hiking and decided to hit the Rainforest Nature Trail which led us through the beautiful “Valley of the Rain Forest Giants”- a series of very old…
Snoqualmie Falls
Life changes and it certainly does for us at the moment. Daughter One moved out from home at the end of last year and daughter number two will do so in a few weeks. So hubby and I decided to explore the world once again as a couple for the first time in almost two…
Spitzingsee, Bavaria
Just a few days relaxing at Spitzingsee with dear friends. The lake is part of the Alpine Region in Upper Bavaria. When we arrived rain was pouring down. Fortunately our hotel had a spa area with a view of the lake. So we decided to take it easy and spent the entire afternoon by the…