Palm Cove, north of Cairns, was every bit as beautiful as my friend Pam said it would be, though not quite as unspoiled as the beach at Bawaka. I’d booked into the Peppers Beach Resort and Spa because I really did intend to spend a few days relaxing before returning to Sydney. When my room […]
Month: November 2023
Nhulunbuy
Jenny met me at Nhulunbuy airport and drove me on the grand tour through the town. It has a Woolworths, Westpac and chemist, a bunch of tourist gift shops, a Toyota dealership, IGA, a post office, library and three bottle shops. There’s also the surf club, yacht club and Arnhem club. There’s a Mitre 10 […]
Darwin
I ran into a little trouble with souvenir trains transferring my luggage from the train to the hotel in Darwin. I packed them carefully but each time I moved my bag or searched for something, one of the trains would start up chuff, chuffing down an imaginary track (whoo whoo). It happened putting my bags […]
The Ghan
I woke up at 3.30am on Sunday morning, ready for the plane to Adelaide. I was staying with my friends Clare and Bob. Bob, who’s an engineer with Qantas, was taking me to the airport on his way to his morning shift. I was already awake before he knocked on the door. I used the […]
The Vestibular System
I noticed it first when I was out walking. Every now and then my left leg went across the right instead of going straight and I had to adjust my legs so I wouldn’t trip. It didn’t seem normal so I mentioned it to my doctor. She suggested dehydration. When you walk a lot, she […]