Thursday, 9 April 2026

Clifton Beach, Queensland.

Clifton Beach in Queensland is in the tropics approximately 22 km north of the city of Cairns.  It's also known as the local beach of Cairns even though Cains is by the sea there is no beach there.  

The photos show the sign and do enlarge it for it has much information.  We have the pathway, and the Vinegar one needs to place on a sting from a stinger if you are unlucky enough to get strung.   In the winter time you don't often see any nasties at the beach or in the water but just in case it's best not to go into the sea.  The vinegar always remains in that red post, no one removes it and it always has vinegar in it, always.  There are nets in the sea to help keep them out.

I stood in an ant nest under one of those trees and of course ants were climbing up my legs, makes me shudder to think of it.  There was one big dash to remove them to move away further to the sea.

In the photos you can see a few Islands, Double Island, Haycock Island and Green Island.










Saturday, 4 April 2026

Happy Easter

 It only seems like a week or two that it was Christmas, now it's Easter time.  

I wish you all a Happy Easter and a safe one.

A poem by Enid Blyton.

A happy Easter, birds and bees,
A happy Easter, laughing trees,
A happy Easter, daffodils,
Whose golden cups the sunshine fills.
A happy Easter, lambkins white,
And little rabbits, skipping light,
A happy Easter, skylark gay,
And Cuckoo speeding on your way.
A happy Easter, one and all,
Whether you are big or small,
Little snail or mighty tree,
A happy Eastertide from me!