Walking with Dinosaurs: The Cassowaries of Etty Bay

In my travels, I’ve encountered many strange critters. But, in September 2013, about a month after my Mudskipper blog post (my last blog post for well over a year), I encountered a very special creature in the rainforests of northern Queensland, Australia. A dinosaur. Yes, that’s right, a dinosaur, which is fitting because the rainforests of Far…

Trekking Through Coloured Sands

In my previous blog post, I mentioned that I had lost my debit card while on a 16 mile hike (well, actually, 15 miles), and I said I would describe that day in more detail. Here is my story: Right now, I’m Cairns, Queensland, but about 17 hours south of here is a sleepy town…

Adventures in Oz

First of all, I should warn all who read this that this blog post is unusually long, but that’s because I’ve done A LOT, since I arrived in Australia three weeks ago, and I have not updated my site since then. Internet access has been hard to come by, especially on the road. Did I…