Days on the Road
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Road-tripping Canadian retirees, living our best lives out of a backpack. Travel and experiences, not things. #travel #retirement
Home, sweet home. Fraser Valley, BC, Canada.
June 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Home, sweet home. Fraser Valley, BC, Canada.
Superb Fairywren, Stanley, TAS, Australia. #birds #aussiebirds
May 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Superb Fairywren, Stanley, TAS, Australia. #birds #aussiebirds
White faced heron, Peregian Beach, QLD, Australia. #birds #aussiebirds
May 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
White faced heron, Peregian Beach, QLD, Australia. #birds #aussiebirds
Morning sunlight through the throat pouch of an Australian pelican. #birds #aussiebirds
May 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Morning sunlight through the throat pouch of an Australian pelican. #birds #aussiebirds
Good morning, kookaburra! #addbirder #birds
May 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Good morning, kookaburra! #addbirder #birds
Dingoes on K’gari, QLD, Australia. Doing dingo things.
May 2, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Dingoes on K’gari, QLD, Australia. Doing dingo things.
Looking after these two sweet little kitties for the next few days. Cat-sitting in cool places is THE BEST!
April 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Looking after these two sweet little kitties for the next few days. Cat-sitting in cool places is THE BEST!
Sydney, Australia on a dark and somewhat stormy night.
March 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Sydney, Australia on a dark and somewhat stormy night.
Welcome swallows, Sydney, Australia.
March 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Welcome swallows, Sydney, Australia.
A flock of pelicans waiting for handouts from these people who are cleaning the fish they just caught.
March 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
A flock of pelicans waiting for handouts from these people who are cleaning the fish they just caught.
Sunrise in Foster, VIC, Australia.
February 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Sunrise in Foster, VIC, Australia.
Morning light, Apollo Bay, VIC, Australia.
February 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Morning light, Apollo Bay, VIC, Australia.
The Cape Otway Lighthouse was one of Australia’s most important historical lighthouses, aiding ships through the notorious “eye of the needle” between King Island and the mainland in the 1800’s. It was decommissioned in 1996 but still contains the mercury that the lens floats on.
February 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The Cape Otway Lighthouse was one of Australia’s most important historical lighthouses, aiding ships through the notorious “eye of the needle” between King Island and the mainland in the 1800’s. It was decommissioned in 1996 but still contains the mercury that the lens floats on.
These two pieces of land, found along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia, were connected by an arched rock until 1990, when the section of rock collapsed into the sea. The structure was (and is) called “London Bridge”.
February 20, 2025 at 4:21 AM
These two pieces of land, found along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia, were connected by an arched rock until 1990, when the section of rock collapsed into the sea. The structure was (and is) called “London Bridge”.
The black rocks that border Griffiths Island, VIC, Australia are collapsed lava tunnels. The island was formed by lava flows over 300,000 years ago.
February 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The black rocks that border Griffiths Island, VIC, Australia are collapsed lava tunnels. The island was formed by lava flows over 300,000 years ago.
The only gannet colony in the southern hemisphere that isn’t on a small island is near Portland, VIC, Australia. When the chicks reach about 3.5 months of age they fly away and don’t return for about 3 years.
February 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The only gannet colony in the southern hemisphere that isn’t on a small island is near Portland, VIC, Australia. When the chicks reach about 3.5 months of age they fly away and don’t return for about 3 years.
Blue Lake, in Mt Gambier, SA, Australia. The color changes each year in March from this vivid blue to gray, and then changes back to blue in November.
February 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Blue Lake, in Mt Gambier, SA, Australia. The color changes each year in March from this vivid blue to gray, and then changes back to blue in November.
The Beachport Jetty in Beachport, SA, Australia. 772 meters (2,536 feet) long, completed in 1882. It was originally supposed to be 1,200’ish meters (4,000 feet) long!
February 16, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The Beachport Jetty in Beachport, SA, Australia. 772 meters (2,536 feet) long, completed in 1882. It was originally supposed to be 1,200’ish meters (4,000 feet) long!
South Australia - land of wind and water and weather that goes from 42C to 16C in a day … 🙄
February 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
South Australia - land of wind and water and weather that goes from 42C to 16C in a day … 🙄