After a few more walks o the beach and relaxation with acquaintances and friends, we are really having a nice time here in Woodgate. Each day another walk on the beach and some quiet time reading a book is just what the doctor ordered. Time seems to pass happily on in Wide Bay. Here are just a few more photos to show some of the pleasant scenery at Woodgate Beach:

Finally we have reasonable internet! We are up at Woodgate Beach, on the Wide Bay coast in Queensland. Due to me having to have an operation on the 17th of July, we have taken the opportunity to head up the Coast. It's not quite the same as doing the lap of Australia as previously planned but it is a pretty good substitute. At first we found our way up to a beautiful caravan park near Childers called Redbrook Lake Caravan Park. It is a wonderfully relaxing place near a little lake with water birds and lots of other animals around to keep us interested. Gary and Sharon are absolutely the best of hosts and made our stay all the more worthwhile. I was given free access to the Kayaks while we were there and took full advantage. Kayaking about on the lake, I was able to try out my new GoPro 5 with absolute satisfaction. The bird life is really amazing with Ducks, Black Swans, Australian Spoon bills, Pelicans and many other birds. Then it was a drive of about 23 kilometres from t...

Newsflash, Newsflash! Well not really a newsflash but there has been a hiccup in our plans. Where we had planned to go away on our trip of a lifetime around Australia, we have had to postpone our plans. The reason is that I have a little health problem and I have to go into hospital for an operation. Its not a life threatening operation, just a holiday threatening operation. Still that news hasn't kept my wife and I totally inactive. We took a little trip out to Stanthorpe in South Western Queensland for a week prior to my specialist appointment. I will post a few photos at the end of this blog of the Stanthorpe area. Next week, we will head up to another destination for a week or two, depending on the weather, prior to coming back here for the operation. Our big trip will have to wait until next year sometime now as the weather will get a little hot to be travelling, for us, in November, December and January.  Some photos taken in Stanthorpe: A Strange individu...