Lake Macquarie is the largest coastal saltwater lake in the southern hemisphere. It covers approximately 120 square kilometres (four times the size of Sydney Harbour), is 24 kilometres long, 3.2 kilometres at its widest point and 9.7 metres at its deepest. The lake’s foreshore consists of 174 kilometres of bays, beaches and headlands.
Driving from Sydney, Lake Macquarie can be reached in less than two hours. It is a very popular recreational area, especially for boating.
A visit to the Desert View Watchtower on the eastern portion of the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. Constructed in the 1930s, it offers magnificent canyon views and a tie to the Native American history of the Canyon.
I was visiting a friend, and this was the view from their house. I could understand why they built their house facing this direction. I was taken by the beauty!
Samantha shares some street art pictures from her recent trip to Bogotá, Colombia.
A garden in South Wales is the topic of today’s post from ProfessorAbe
DrFumblefinger shares photos of the Fitz Roy Massif, one of the most famous and difficult to climb peaks in the world, situated in Patagonia.
Driving around Scotland, Judy Barford stops at a ruin steeped in history.
A well-known English landmark, this cottage was the childhood home of William Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway.
In England’s East Midlands, Judy Barford explores one of Britain’s stately homes.