Coorow and Mamboobie Road
No sooner had I arrived back in Hyden but I had to start packing up – we were on our travels again. The Kiwi’s job had finished and he had another to go to a 9 hour drive away at … Continue reading Coorow and Mamboobie Road
Camp Fires & Ascot Hats on a Pallet
Apologies dear readers for the radio silence; we have been up to our necks in a red tape bureaurocractic and expensive nightmare for the past fortnight of which more later if you can bear it! Firstly I want to tell … Continue reading Camp Fires & Ascot Hats on a Pallet
Spiders in a Caravan
The week started bright and early on Monday morning with Hyden’s Anzac Dawn Service. The town gathered together around their war memorial and the head boy from the primary school led the excellent remembrance service. It tried hard to rain … Continue reading Spiders in a Caravan
Desert Island Disks, Mentos Mints & Champers
Whilst the dogs were in quarantine in Melbourne we spent Easter in Christchurch, New Zealand visiting the Kiwi’s family. All the sad farewell’s in the UK were compensated with our first meeting of the Kiwi’s new grandson. The Kiwi visibly … Continue reading Desert Island Disks, Mentos Mints & Champers
37 Rolls of Parcel Tape
It took six people four days armed with 825 meters of export grade bubble wrap, 360 cardboard boxes, 37 rolls of parcel tape, 2 boxes of Elastoplast, 1 packet of Berocca and a fair amount of alcohol to get Coconut … Continue reading 37 Rolls of Parcel Tape
How Much Can a Koala Bear?
We’ve just returned to the UK from a whirlwind two week trip to Australia to organise our new lives “Down Under”. I’ve never known jet lag like it – I always thought is was rather a glamorous malaise but oh … Continue reading How Much Can a Koala Bear?
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