Paws and Reflect

A Von Blog. How long since we did the blog says she, mmm, before we met up with Jenny & Ronni says I.  Mmm, about a month ago then?  Yup.  We have posted lots on the Book of Face but are conscious that not everyone takes the Zuckerberg Drug and actually the Blog is a much better medium for digging a bit deeper into our experiences.  I don’t mind doing it this time says I.  Mmm, says she, can you just tell people what we have been doing and not go off on one?  I can try says I.  So I am. Currently we are in a small camping ground right by the Cania Gorge National Park.  In Australia, dogs are not allowed into any National Parks (and very few people live in them either so not at all like National Parks in the UK) but this site is dog friendly and so it’s been great being able to leave Dennis at the van, or with the non-walker Jen, and then do a few of the designated walks.  The Gorge has a diverse sandstone landscape with towering cliffs, ancient caves and a range of vegetation from

YESSSSS we are finally in QUEENSLAND (30th July), the second largest State of Australia, and the third most populous; the capital being Brisbane. The population is around 5.1 million so just slightly bigger than New Zealand. It has over 7,000 km of coastline and is 1,852,642 square km (715,309 square miles) which means it is pretty flippin' huge! Known as the 'Sunshine State' and yes it is...currently a lovely 25C and we have packed away the thermals and the shorts are ON !  It's fair to say that it has a vast array of climate due to its size ranging from Tropical 'oop' North to Outback desert.  Generally speaking there are 6 predominant climatic zones ranging from Warm humid summer and winter, to Hot dry summer and cool dry winter.The Northern climate has a WET season from around November through to April albeit last year by all accounts the 'wet' didn't really materialise. Much of the State has been in severe drought for the last 7 years followed b