Thousands of Port Lincoln parrots fly in to their nightly nests above our holiday park. Hervey Park.
Dusk settles on Hervey Bay.
“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight and his punishment is he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.”------Oscar Wilde.
”Priscilla We're- away“ at rest. Hervey Bay.
“Who sees the dawn seizes the challenge and lives the dream”------Ron Reynolds, traveller.
Who else over the centuries has seen this light, these clouds and been awed as we are?
“ There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.”------Bern Williams.
These parrots flew into their nightly roost above our camp site at Hervey Bay. The noise of their chattering was absolutely deafening.
This high frequency sound box was meant to create a noise nuisance to the parrots but the parrots have grown accustomed to it and now ignore its signals.
This shag had signs of oil pollution on its chest. Can't we respect our environment and fellow creatures?
In the evening light this pier on Hervey Bay had a lovely geometry and colour.
A Hervey Bay pier at sunset.
This scene reminded me a Tom Sawyer/ Huck. Finn story. Listening to these boys conversation was very funny. they weren't aware of our presence.
Our anniversary breakfast restaurant. Bargara.
The ensuite bedroom of the Bargara apartment.
The kitchen and living area of our Bargara apartment.
Our anniversary morning. 8th May 1982--2007. Bargara.
Twenty five years and “ the bloom is still on the rose”.
Renewing the vows first given on the 8th. May, 1982.
“As you grow older,I think you need to put your arms around each other more.”------Barbara Bush.
Full of character, the unique Windmill restaurant, Bargara.
Mangroves provide a unique character to waterways. Bargara.
The view from the balcony of our apartment at Bargara.
“Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.”------Franz Kafka. Writer.
In 1983 Bert Hinkler's home in Southampton was dismantled brick by brick and transported to the town of his birth. The grand old building now rests at the Bundaberg Botanic gardens and serve as the HINKLER HOUSE MEMORIAL MUSEUM.
A Swamp hen wanders around the murky lagoon waters near Hinkler's home.
A Muscovy Duck swims in the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens lagoons.
The parlour.
The Bathroom.
The Shrine referred to in the previous photo.
A model of the Avro Avian G-EBOV. This was the plane that Hinkler flew on his pioneering solo flight from England to Australia. It is considered his most renowned accomplishment. The flight took 15 and a half days.
A fragment from Bert's 1912 glider. The interesting story of this piece is on the next frame.
A curious, fascinating story.
A bust of Bert Hinkler.
One of many poems that were written to celebrate Bert Hinkler's accomplishments.
