text: Now that was a fast sleep. We had arrived in Santiago about 21:00. By the time we arrived at our hotel which was reasonably near the airport and had a late dinner there wasn’t much time to sleep before we had to return to the airport for our 6:10 flight with local budget airline Sky.…
  February 18, 2020 in Chile, Photography, Travel, Walking.	
  Return to Barcelona
  Staying in Torremolinos meant we were actually south of Málaga and didn’t have to drive across the city to reach the airport. Once there we dropped off our hire car and went through the check-in procedure for our flight back to Barcelona. We flew with Vueling and were quite happy with the low fare, efficient…
  February 14, 2020 in Photography, Spain, Travel, Walking.	
  Ronda to Torremolinos
  After spending a wonderful time in Ronda off we drove again, further to the east then south along the A367 and A357. Our destination would be Torremolinos on the Costa del Sol. The road beckoned so we packed everything into the car and off we went.Along the way there were rugged hills, serene lakes and…
  February 10, 2020 in Photography, Spain, Travel, Walking.	
  Ronda
  After breakfast we headed back through town towards the famous bridge over the gorge. Having explored on the west side of the ‘New’ bridge (Puente Neuvo) the previous afternoon we headed down through the Cuenca gardens (Jardines de Cuenca) towards the ‘Old’ bridge (Puente Viejo). From the old bridge we could see yet another small…
  February 6, 2020 in Photography, Spain, Travel, Walking.	
  Arcos to Ronda roadtrip
  Our next destination was Ronda, technically only a couple of hours drive away from Arcos so we made a leisurely start to the day before collecting our car from the hotel’s private garage. In our Lonely Planet Andalucia guide there was a ‘White Towns’ driving tour which ended in a town not far from Ronda.…
  February 1, 2020 in Photography, Spain, Travel, Walking.	
  Arcos de la Frontera
  Our day started with breakfast in our hotel’s dining room. Our hostess, like the young receptionist the previous day, spoke no English. However with some pointing and gesturing we managed to order a toasted open roll covered with a delicious tomato paste and some orange juice for me and tea for Karen. Breakfast completed we…
  January 30, 2020 in Photography, Spain, Travel, Walking.	
  Sevilla to Arcos de la Frontera roadtrip
  The next morning we packed up and headed to the train station to pick up a hire car from Goldstar. Paperwork done, deposit paid, we were on our way through the busy streets of Sevilla, heading south east towards the Parque Natural Sierra de Grazalema on our way to our intended destination, Arcos de la…
  January 8, 2020 in Photography, Spain, Travel, Walking.	
  Sevilla – Day 2 – But wait, there’s more!
  After leaving the Alcázar we walked through the Plaza del Triunfo towards the river. Nearby we couldn’t help but see the imposing Toro del Oro. After following the river for a short distance we came to the Puerta la Jerez with a lovely fountain with a sculpture of a woman reclining across the top.Next we passed…
  January 1, 2020 in Arts, Photography, Spain, Travel, Walking.	
  Sevilla – Day 2 – The Real Alcázar
  Arriving before opening time we only had to queue a short time and we were soon into Sevilla’s amazing Alcázar. After we made our way past a small garden with a large tree we came to a high archway that led into a large courtyard area. We headed to the right so we could reach…
  December 25, 2019 in Photography, Spain, Travel, Walking.	
  Sevilla – Day 1
  Our train arrived in Sevilla around lunch time so we grabbed something to eat from one of the food stands before heading out of the station and walking down to the Apartamento Buhairo building. After a while we realised the lady standing at the entry was the owner of the apartment we had booked online. Introductions…
  November 29, 2019 in Photography, Spain, Travel, Walking.	
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  Oops! Didn’t check the setting on the camera after our scenic flight over Fraser Island and ended up with a few overexposed (aka arty) photos of the SS Maheno.
  Now you see us, then you don’t!
  Another collection of shots from our Fraser Island scenic flight- these ones from the flight back over the island and back down to our landing on the beach. Such a fabulous experience.
  Outbound aerial shots on our Fraser Island scenic flight. Shots 5&6 show the wreck of the SS Maheno and I particularly like the last shot of the small butterfly shaped lake.
  All aboard our plane for a flight over Fraser Island. Yes, it takes off and lands on the beach on the east side of the island, the world’s biggest sand island.
  One last blue hour shot from our return trip to Hervey Bay after our whale watching afternoon aboard Whalesong.
  Scenes from our return trip to Hervey Bay after our whale watching afternoon. From blue to golden skies.
  Sunset on our whale watching trip with Whalesong.
  On our trip back towards Hervey Bay Marina came upon another pod of humpbacks so here’s one last batch of whale snaps.
  Felt really fortunate to see lots of action from a couple of migrating humpback whales up close. Here’s a few more shots which I hope you’ll like.
  Really happy with this series of shots of one of the whales near us using the sports setting on my Nikon.
  Another short series of humpback whale shots from our Hervey Bay whale watching trip. Just fantastic to be up so close to the action.
  Some more whale watching snaps from Hervey Bay.
  Really pleased when the first pod of three humpback whales came so close to our whale watching vessel, Whalesong.
  Here’s what we saw heading out on Whalesong for some whale watching before we were in the ‘whale zone’.
  Just checking out Whalesong, the catamaran we sailed on to do a bit of whale watching whilst in Hervey Bay.
  Pelicans in Hervey Bay marina.
  One of the more unusual vehicles we have been stuck behind as we caravan around Queensland. Took us a while to overtake it.
  Enjoyed our walk through this Melaleuca forest at Kommo Toera Trail in Mackay.
  This is the view looking in the opposite direction from Lambert’s Lookout in Mackay.
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