Travel Tails Australia

03/09/2025

Today Jaz was due for her next cycle of arthritis medication. This morning, she only partially ate her breakfast which is unusual as Jaz tap dances with excitement at every meal.

At our vet appointment, they felt something unusual in her abdomen. We agreed to an ultrasound which showed she has cancer of the spleen with a poor prognosis.

This afternoon we bought her a Greek food feast of souvalki, chips and cheese and took her to her favourite swimming hole for a dip and watched the sun set.

We'll spend the next 24 hours with her. Tomorrow the vet will relieve her of her pain.

Jaz has been part of our lives for the past 15 years. Although, we were not expecting a cancer diagnosis, given her declining health over the last 3 years we were saddened but not surprised.

The worst thing about dog ownership is knowing that you'll most likely out live your best mate.

26/08/2025

Happy International Dog Day to all of our furkids.

Thank you for all the joy (and mess 🐾❤️) you bring to our lives.

23/08/2025

Saturday nights are pumping at our house
😉 🤣 🐾❤️

21/08/2025

This 🐾❤️

19/08/2025

Memories of Puppy Pandemonium ... Teak's first 12 months 🐾 🤎 😝

09/08/2025

What another beautiful morning it was on The Tablelands in FNQ so we headed out to our favourite dog friendly swimming spot at Black Gully on Lake Tinaroo.

We left the two Kelpies at home for this one, quite simply because we couldn't fit 3 dogs in 2 kayaks.

Jaz absolutely hated her sun hat and life jacket and probably wasn't the biggest fan of kayaking but I'm keen to give my old girl as many adventures in whatever time she has left.
... any hoodles, yay for getting Andrew's new kayak wet and going on adventures with our best mates.

03/08/2025

What a cracker of a winters day it was in FNQ. Today we checked out the new Calabash in Yungaburra followed by our favourite walk at Petersen's Creek 😀.

Cafe Calabash is dog friendly, undercover and alfresco with a nice breeze. The food is reasonably priced and we can recommend the Balkan Beans.

Afterwards, we took the dogs on the Allumbah Heritage Walk section of Petersen's Creek, a 1 minute drive from the cafe.

This walk is a sensory delight but not suitable for those with dodgy knees.

There are so many different trees and the path changes from forest, to stairs, to bridge, tree roots path, river and get this ... we finally saw a platypus!

There are tables and shelters to picnic and despite there being no toilets available, I am a fan of any public place that had a AED available.

The township of Yungaburra is nothing short of delightful and definately worth a visit.

30/06/2025

Had to share amongst those of us who are vertically challenged..😂

24/06/2025

They call me Teak!

11/06/2025

Okay dokey fur families! This week we visited Skybury Farms in Paddy's Green near Mareeba about 1 hour 10 mins from Cairns.

Let me tell you this place is in my top 3 of favourite places to hang with your dog on the Tablelands.

Skybury is obviously aimed at the tourist market as it ticks a lot of boxes with a virtual tour cinema, cafe, gift shop and tastings, but above all this it's a just really nice quiet place sit, enjoy a coffee (or cocktail) and a meal. The down side is that they are only open from Monday to Friday.

The staff were amazing with their sharing of knowledge about their coffee and boozy treats; and the meals were enjoyable with papaya being a key feature of many dishes.

For fur families, walk your dog, to the left, past the toilets and around the deck. There are 2 tables especially reserved for peeps with pets, that are away from the rest of the crowd. This separation doesn't feel awkward and gives enough space so pooches don't get over stimulated ... the coffee roaster being on from time to time can temporarily cause loud noise, but this didn't seem to upset our dogs.

Skybury could have made some more coin from me by adding some furkid menu items like a pup-acino or home made beef and papaya patties.

Anyway we are giving it 4 out of 4 paws because it's a really nice place to visit.

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06/06/2025

Friday night at our place is for snuggles on the couch ... but in 30 mins the battery in kelpie model 3.0, is fully charged and ready to play 😅

01/06/2025