A few major things happened this year. Firstly, I finally retired! In early April I pulled the plug, something which I found very difficult to do, but have had no regrets since.
In March we went to some National Parks in South-East Queensland that we had always wanted to visit, but missed out on a couple as the weather deteriorated. We really enjoyed Spicer's Gap, Main Range National Park, Glastonbury Creek Campground, D'Aguilar National Park Amamoor State Forest, Brooyar State Forest, Ravensbourne NP, Mapleton Falls, & Paradise Dam. In June we went with friends to Monal Goldfield and the Boyne Valley, staying at Ubobo.
At the end of June we headed to Canada. The first month there delightfully spent with the family at a Chalet between 2 lakes at Montcalm. Everyone enjoyed being able to swim, fish and paddle, and the place abounded with wildlife. Marc came over for the first 10 days as well, which was fabulous. A couple of side trips to Mont Tremblant National Park were very enjoyable. We went camping for a few days, to check out the camping gear, at Domaine de Cedres.
The family headed back to Montreal for a few days, and we went to Ottawa, before meeting up again for a road trip to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, where we camped in National Parks.
We re-joined the Off-Road Club and went on a couple of trips to the Boyne Valley.
Full write-ups of all these trips will come later, (Darryl says don't hold your breath, but I'm getting there!).
The year is being topped off beautifully by a visit from our Canadian family, who arrive in Rockhampton on the last day of the year.
Below is a couple of activities undertaken during the year, iNaturalist and Kiva, (micro-lending to disadvantaged people).
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| https://www.inaturalist.org/stats/2024/ozikris |
Chris' iNaturalist
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| https://www.kiva.org/team/genealogists |
