Disaster in Derby
Last week we worked at Derby District High School, teaching Year 1 to Year 7. With two of us sharing, the day goes smoothly and the…
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Derby & Looma
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,…
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Pardoo – 80 Mile Beach
The rain followed us across the Pilbara, not heavy and inconvenient in itself but creating other problems for us. We had planned on staying on at…
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On the Road Again
After a terrific family birthday and “official retirement” party, we headed back to Dowerin, by way of Parkwood to say farewell to Mum and Dad until…
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Barra on a Kayak
Tim and I tackled Donkey Crossing yesterday on the quest of catching a barra on a kayak. And we were successful! Three altogether, with Tim finally…
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Barra Galore!
Tim and I decided we needed to get a fish in before the school holidays finished – and it was worth it (for me anyway)! Casting…
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Sydney on Sunday
Today was a great way to end our whirlwind trip. We hired a car and ventured out of the city to Jenolan Caves, about 180km out…
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Sydney on Saturday
An earlyish start this morning to tackle a restaurant I’ve been looking forward to for a while. We have most of Bill Granger’s books, and find…
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Sydney on Friday
Our plane trip from Melbourne to Sydney went smoothly… if you blinked, you would have missed it – about 10 minutes after finishing the ascent, the…
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Melbourne on Thursday
For our last full day in Melbourne, it was actually fairly uneventful. We began with breakfast across the road, where I ordered what looked like a…