Tall girl is off to Bali with “the girls”. Not particularly wanting to go there myself, this opened up a bunch of possibilities:
- Somewhere overseas: India? Japan? The Philippines?
- An invitation to go on a cycle trip for a few days
- Go fossil hunting and visit my grandson
It was a tough decision, but overseas was eliminated when Tall Girl reminded me that we could use our credit with Air Asia when we go to Japan next year, hopefully (that we can use it, not that we will go).
The cycle trip on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail with a good friend was enticing but…
I have long had a fantasy of participating in a fossil dig to the point of having contact various digs to volunteer (and not getting many replies). In early June I saw this story about the discovery of a pterodactyl fossil at Richmond in NW Queensland. I did my own research and found you can get a fossicker’s license for about $50 for a week and then you can explore the council owned quarry where a bunch of fossils have been found.
B is Charleville where there is an excellent astronomy centre. C is Richmond. D is Mackay
This plan hooks in perfectly with me paying a visit to my daughter and her partner in Mackay “on the way home”, but more importantly, my 10 month old grandson Teddy.
So, off I go on August 1st, back in time for Tall Girl’s return.