Small ovservatory beneach a dark outback sky in Rubyvale during Ella and Jo's Queensland gemfields road trip, with telescopes, stars and winter night sky viewing.

From Buderim to Rubyvale | A Queensland Gemfields Road Trip – Coats wrapped tight.

Saturday night in Rubyvale traded sapphires for stars. Wrapped in coats against the outback winter cold we spent hours beneath … More

Well-worn brown work boots and thick blue socks resting on pale mine gravel in Queensland gemfields, photographed in warm late afternoon light during Jo and Ella's Rubyvale road trip in search for Sapphires for To Hold & To Have jewellers.

From Buderim to Rubyvale – A Queensland Gemfields Road Trip. Boots on the ground – part two.

Saturday morning arrived slightly later than the previous day’s sunrise… though not much later than the kookaburras and cockatoos announcing … More

Wild emu spotted near Orange Creek during a Queensland gemfields roadtrip by To Hold & To Have Jewellers.

From Buderim to Rubyvale – A Queensland Gemfields Road Trip. I forgot to tell you about the emu..…..part one+ A.

…..Ella was halfway through telling me a wildlife story when suddenly I interrupted her mid sentence with: “Emu. Emu. EMU.” … More

Sunset arriving at Rubyvale the centre of Queensland Gem Fossicking.

From Buderim to Rubyvale – A Queensland Gemfields Road Trip. Setting the scene…..part one.

Road trips have always been part of our family life. Sometimes planned, sometimes entirely spontaneous. Every now and then Ella and … More