by Hugh and Justine | May 18, 2025
Wow, 2 years since we arrived in the Land of Oz! It’s a strange feeling because in some ways we feel like we’ve been here forever (e.g., we have terrific friends), in some ways it feels like we’ve just arrived (e.g., we still look around in wonder...
by Hugh and Justine | Apr 20, 2025
Well, it’s been a month since my last blog entry and there are so many different things to tell you – I can’t think of a unifying theme for the title! So I just went with “goanna” because there are lots of critters in this post. I think...
by Hugh and Justine | Mar 22, 2025
When I come across neat facts, I make notes of them on my phone. When they correspond with photos I’ve taken, they get into the blog pretty quickly. But when they don’t, they sit as notes waiting for a day when I don’t have many photos. Well today...
by Hugh and Justine | Mar 2, 2025
Before I jump back into things Australian, I realised I forgot to tell you a few things about New Zealand that were interesting, so let me wrap up that story first. The south island gets 4-7 metres (yes, METRES) of rain each year! No wonder it’s so lush...
by Hugh and Justine | Feb 16, 2025
I meant to get the NZ Part 2 post up a week ago, but work has been a little crazy lately so am just getting around to it now – and of course, there are more Aussie stories to add in at this point too! Let’s start with some of the fun plants and animals in...