Trip: Oz 2006 - 2008
There are [82] stories from my trip: Oz 2006 - 2008
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 5 Jan 2008 | Views [1099] | Comments [2]
Hello all and Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you all. I have another bush Christmas at Mt Roseby station with all the Mcmillan family - 25 of us in all !! A little different to what I am used to, but very enjoyable all the same. 2008 has ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 20 Dec 2007 | Views [1526] | Comments [5]
Well, everyone was right, the Whitsunday Islands are beautiful. Had a two day two night sail - on an old racing yaught called the "British Defender" with 25 other people. Great food, weather, views, and beer !! We set off from Airlie Beach ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 18 Dec 2007 | Views [397]
Well here goes, I'm off out to the Whitsunday Islands for a two day two night boat trip, and last night my camera broke ! So will be taking a couple of disposable ones with me !! Everybody has told me how amazing the islands are. If it is anything ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 15 Dec 2007 | Views [413] | Comments [1]
Hello to everyone. I am in Townsville this week after some hectic finishing off around the station - running new pipelines, and checking waters, as well as pulling cattle out of the mud (from rapidly drying water holes) The weather is hot - still in ... Read more >
Tags: Work
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 29 Nov 2007 | Views [875] | Comments [5]
Hello again all. I am now working on a different station (Same Family) and they have internet access that works so thought I should give you a little more info on the thing in the last post. We were mustering a paddock betweek Mt Isa & Cloncurry ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 23 Nov 2007 | Views [728] | Comments [4]
Well finally I have managed to get to the internet but only brifely. I am sure somne of you will have caught up with Mel in the meantime. Here is a rundown for what I've been doing. Work 21 days in a row and at the mo 6 days a week. Helecopter crash.... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 1 Oct 2007 | Views [1253] | Comments [9]
Hey Y'all Made it to Coolengatta today via Nimbin - look it up it's wierd. Full of more hippies and plenty of drugs too. It was recommened to us so we decided to have a drive through today. We stopped 15 mins and decided it wasn't the place to be ... Read more >
Tags: Scams & Robberies
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 30 Sep 2007 | Views [492] | Comments [1]
Well what a time !! We have now hired a car and have made it to Byron Bay today. The weather is hot, the sky is blue, the beer is cold, and the NRL grand final is on tonight. Mel and me have managed to find a pub to watch it in so will have a late ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 26 Sep 2007 | Views [328]
Well what a hectic time !! We are now in Sydney having 'done' Perth and Melbourne in record time. Also been round my first ever art gallary (and no that's not the name of a pub) there were paintings in it and everything !! Seen the MCG (Melbourne ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 21 Sep 2007 | Views [396] | Comments [1]
Hello again ! Just to let you all know we have now arrived in Perth and have been having a good look around. We are going to Scarborough today for some surfing and relaxing (getting over all the running around at home) Hope you are all well in the ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 29 Aug 2007 | Views [1101] | Comments [2]
Just to let all that I have not seen know, I am back in the UK for a month. Friday 24th August was my Brothers wedding day and he and his bride both looked wonderful. Iwill be here in the UK cathcing up with as many people as possible over the next ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 8 Aug 2007 | Views [447] | Comments [1]
Well, tomorrow will be my last day in Australia before I fly home for the first time. For everyone reading this in Australia I would like to thank you all for the hospitality you have all shown me over the last 8 months. Visit Oz thanks for sorting ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 3 Aug 2007 | Views [940] | Comments [2]
OK For all the things that Australia is famous for and in the interest of education, I am going to tell you a couple of facts. 1) Australia has the most camels of any country in the world. 2) Australia has the only wild camels in the world. Consider ... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 31 Jul 2007 | Views [1707] | Comments [1]
Well, time has arrived to leave the outback and I have just stepped off a bus in Rocky after a 22hr journey !! Good practice for the 22hr flight to come. My last weekend in Cloncurry was spent at the Quamby Rodeo. I was working and also took part ... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 30 Jul 2007 | Views [1200] | Comments [1] | Video
Just a quick update to let you all know my Wild Cow Ride is now available on Youtube. Follow the link below to see me in all my glory ! Ed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G_-9DZuh-M also for those of you that were on the stag do, you can see ... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 23 Jun 2007 | Views [1762] | Comments [10]
Just thought I should tell you a couple of stories about some of the guys that work in NW Queensland while I remember. No 1 After a long Tuesday night in Quamby pub, a Aussie fella and a German fella decided to drive home. They were both pretty ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 17 Jun 2007 | Views [979] | Comments [3]
Hello All Sorry for not putting comments on sooner. I am still working away in Cloncurry and have almost finished the cattle yards I have been helping to build. It's a big job. A couple of weeks back 700 cattle were loaded onto roadtrains and sent ... Read more >
Tags: Work
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 11 May 2007 | Views [1017] | Comments [12]
Hi All Hope all is going well back home. I have a day off today & have managed to get to the fourth biggest city in the world (Area not population). Mt Isa is the closest city to Cloncurry, and has a mine right in the middle of the town. I ... Read more >
Tags: Work
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 23 Apr 2007 | Views [878] | Comments [5]
Hi all, Back to work today in North West Queensland, in the hottest place in Oz. Not nightlife hot, but temprature hot (53.1 Degrees) Cloncurry holds the record for the hottest day ever in OZ. Today will be a more managable 35 degrees. If you find ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 11 Apr 2007 | Views [587] | Comments [4]
Today was the first day in Cairns when it didn't rain, and I had booked a tour of the rainforest ! Told you it was ironic. Anyway, the tour was not only to see the rainforest, but to learn a little about Aboriginal culture, and go a a cable car ride ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
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