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Surprising Australia
Bet this is not the first thought of an Australian view! We did make it to Thredbo but the road in to the village was quite exciting with no line markings or roadside barriers and sheer drops, mostly on the … Continue reading
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Road Trip Update
Had a great run down to Melbourne. I now understand what they mean by ‘the big sky’. At times you can see 360 degrees as far as the horizon and you actually see the curve of the earth. It’s trully … Continue reading
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Marvellous Maleny
It would be too difficult for me to explain what Fergus & Trijntje do here, so I’m just going to give you the web address and you can see for yourselves. http://middlepath.com.au/ Had lunch in this restaurant on the beach … Continue reading
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Shopping Day
Today’s shopping included 2 prs of reading glasses at £2.50 each (expensive I know, but they came with a case too), a new watch £5 (my fake Rolex packed up 2 weeks ago), a pair of thongs (that’s flip flops … Continue reading
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PS I forgot to tell you
This is where ‘I’m a celebrity, get me out of here’ starts with the helicopters. It’s just along the road from Jeannie’s, And if you knew where to look, you’d see that site behind me in this photo, taken from … Continue reading
Would you believe it?
On my last night with Jeannie, I saw a mouse scuttle across the floor – a tine wee bush mouse (well everything’s a bush something around here) and she admitted to me that this is because they don’t have the … Continue reading
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Cookaburras also sit in old Flame Tree
What a lucky catch – not too clear a photo but I was trying not to scare them away, so had to rely on the zoom and my ability to belly crawl along the verandah.
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Blues Festival
Yes – it’s officially the wettest, muddiest one ever. So glad I saw history in the making. But as you can see, it didn’t stop us having a grand time.
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Easter weekend
As you can see, it could just as well have been Loch Lomond except that the weather was better at Loch Lomond yesterday. We went to Tweed River at Tumbulgum and ate fish and chips in an open cafe with … Continue reading
Been to Byron Bay
Went to Byron Bay yesterday afternoon. It’s quite the busiest resort in the area, with lots of backpackers but also some more ‘aspirational, alternative’ types so it’s got galleries and a bit of a new agey feel to it too. … Continue reading