The ferry to Great Keppel Island leaves from the marina at Yeppoon, pulling slowly away from the Capricorn Coast until the mainland begins dissolving into pale blue haze behind you. For a while there is nothing to do except stand…
The road out toward Capricorn Caves passes through the kind of Central Queensland landscape that feels endlessly suspended in summer. Dry grass bleached pale beneath the heat. Long stretches of road shimmering in the distance. Dust gathering along the edges…
Autumn is my favourite time of year in Victoria. There is something so special about the early days of the season, when the air gets really crisp and still and the leaves are just starting to turn their warm reds…