So Much Has Happened in the Past Couple of Days...

Ravine at Point Lookout
Stacie and Me at Brown Lake. Note the color.

My goodness, life goes so fast here! When was the last time I wrote? So, I'll start on Tuesday. It was a blustery day...we went out to a place called Brown Lake. The lake has a lot of tannins leeched from the tea bark trees. This coloration basically allows for very little life to exist in the lake, but gives it a lovely tawny hue. After that and lunch, we went to a beach to play a bit...well, and learn. The tide came in and got everyone's (not mine :)) stuff soaked. Then, I got buried in the sand. It was an eventful trip. Finally, We finished up at Point Lookout, saw some dolphins, whales, and jellyfish.

Wednesday was another crazy day. We got a tour of the mine on Stradbroke Island. About 75% of the island is under mining lease, so this is a huge industry. They actually move whole swaths of sand and then restore the decimated sand dunes. BTW, the whole island is made of sand, some dating back to 100,000 years ago. They mine Zircon, Silica, and Rutile. That was cool.

Today was also another exceptional day. We went to Amity Point to check out the mangroves and caravan park. We are doing a hypothetical situation project where there will be a resort "Super Slappy Marine" built. We have to think of issues and ways to mitigate them. So, now I'm off to go to a community meeting about this said resort...

Toodles!