It has certainly been a long time since we last posted anything. It is at least good to know that a few people have remarked on our lack of communication. We have just emerged back into civilization, having been “out on the Gibb” for quite some time. Everything is very dusty, we...

At Derby, the plan was to catch up with our good friends the Thorsby family, whip down to Looma for a weekend of fishing with them, then spend a week working at Derby District High School. The Thorsbys were keen to try out their new Landcruiser so we wasted no time on Saturday before setting...

Emma and I travelled to Looma with a few other teachers (Troy, Sally, Caromy and Marcus) for a weekend of sun, fishing and relaxation. We arrived on Saturday afternoon, the only drama being a(nother) flat tyre on Marcus’s beast (6 this year!) on the way in. Troy joined us from his...

In what has become an almost annual event (two Easters in a row, anyway) I made the trek to Looma for a couple of days of fishing – this time with Emma in tow! We travelled across with a couple of friends, Troy and Sally – Troy taught in Looma for four years, and for him it was as...