Queensland
and New South Wales
October 2004
Springtime
in Australia means lots of beautiful blossoming purple jacaranda trees,
and beautiful blossoming people too
On
Thursday the 20th of October 2004, we celebrated our 'Wedding Anniversary
Minus One', and Friday, we flew off in Pergaretto Pulsar for our 'Minus
One Honey Moon'.
On Friday, it involved a revisit to the beautiful and luxurious Bali-inspired
Byron
Bay Guest House. On Saturday, this involved visiting the
Wollumbin
Festival – held in celebration of the sacred mountain
Wollumbin, which is seen in the background on the photo above.
We
listened to the Bundjalung Elders Talking Circle explain about Dream
Time, and about racism and oppression, for several hours. We also attended
a 'body percussion' workshop with Greg Sheehan. That was good fun!
Saturday
night, we went to a doof party in a National Park, entitled 'Bohemian
Beatfreaks'.
The photo above is taken at around 8 AM Sunday morning.
And then of course, no honey moon without beaches...
...in
short, Ozadise!
The
unique Australian macadamia nut which grows on a certain rainforest
tree and is roasted in chilli or barbeque spices, quickly has become
an important element in my diet, apart from heaps of yummy seafood.
'Not only is the macadamia nut a taste sensation, the health benefits
are also exceptional', says the Ozzies about their macadamia nut. They
produce 34,000 tonnes of it every year.
Near Iluka, on Sunday, in the Bundjalung National Park, we saw two whales
having some sort of a dance party far out in the sea. On our way to
the doof party we saw lots of kangaroos along the roadside. The only
koala I saw, however, was the beautiful Sunbeam Koala in our car...
:-)
Two
long blacks, an omelette and a muffin: Sunday breakfast in sleepy Ulmarra
which has a 'Historic River Site'.
I probably shouldn't mention about the sort of classic small town sound
track for the pitoresque river view: a noisy lawn mover
Our
wine for the wedding party?
This
is where we spent my last night in Brisbane, enjoying a scrumptious
seafood buffet on a romantic old river steamer:
