Trip: the land of queens
There are [42] stories from my trip: the land of queens
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 17 May 2008 | Views [547]
Just arrived in Broken Hill. It is bbbbbbbloody fffffffreezing. heading to Jack Absalom and Pro Hart galleries today. Loved the desert drive. Lots of red bulldust, wedge tailed eagles. and even rain!!!!! in the night and puddles on the highway. Bus ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 11 May 2008 | Views [378]
A special hello to Jack and Matty and Harrison and Dave and Justine who have just tuned in
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 28 Apr 2008 | Views [450] | Comments [2]
We are heading off into the bush and will be out of phone/internet range for maybe a week. Will be in touch after that... Or If you prefer it in Haiku: Heading into bush No mobile no internet For a week. It rains.
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 21 Apr 2008 | Views [475] | Comments [3]
Four thirty ay em the alarm goes off. Apple. They swipe at sleepy eyes and make coffee. Apple. Work clothes and bike helmets are donned. Apple. Off they cycle into the darkness, reflectors reflecting. Apple. They reach the orchard.... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 16 Apr 2008 | Views [3108] | Comments [2]
Cat Heads or Goat Heads or 3 Cornered Jacks are extremely pointy and painful prickles. The word prickle hardly does justice. They are hardcore barbs and no matter which way they are on the ground, there is always one that points up, ready to ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 14 Apr 2008 | Views [487] | Comments [2]
We had a visitor! Dad! It seems the travel bug is in the air and dad decided to hit the road and do a bit of exploring. He came to within a 300km coo-ee of us, so he thought he'd pop up the road a bit further and bring us our mail. We put on the beers ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 14 Apr 2008 | Views [421] | Comments [3]
by the way, although i have travelled to 28 countries, i have NEVER been to Bahrain and i have no idea how it appeared on my blog. i am trying to get rid of it. just confirming, NO I AM NOT CURRENTLY IN BAHRAIN!!!
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 11 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery
a multitude
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AUSTRALIA | Friday, 11 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery
workin' on da farm
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Tags: apple, apple farm, apples, fruit, fruit picking, picking
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 11 Apr 2008 | Views [513] | Comments [2]
Today I joined Dave in a 5:30am cycle to the apple farm. Then i got a ride in a tractor! And then i picked Pink Lady apples. In four hours we picked one tonne of apples. think of us next time you are eating one!
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [6752] | Comments [10]
Forbes town was built on Wiradjuri country in the Lachlan Valley in Central West NSW. The journeys of surveyor John Oxley (1817) and Thomas Mitchell (1836) through the Lachlan Valley, brought white followers seeking pastures for cattle. With ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 8 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery
me & dave & vic
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AUSTRALIA | Friday, 4 Apr 2008 | Views [447]
In the dog friendly caravan park we are staying at, are 4 Pugs (snuffle, grunt, snuffle), a British Bull Dog with the bulkiest & broadest shoulders I have ever seen on a short statured dog and Clancy, the fluffy female camp dog who lives here full ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 1 Apr 2008 | Views [391]
If I ever see another lemon it will be too soon . This was my thought after picking and then doing a couple of days packing the evil yellow fruit that spewed out of the conveyer at what seemed a ridiculous high rate of knots. I was hopelessly ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 31 Mar 2008 | Views [497] | Comments [1]
And so I was washing my hair in the amenities block at the caravan park and I felt a ‘ping’ on my calf. I discovered a shimmering metal object on the tiles and picked it up. It was the ‘H’ out of the hot water (tap). I popped it on the shower ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 29 Mar 2008 | Views [390]
we set off the smoke alarm at 5:35am. oops. i thought the bus was a bit schtinky, so i lit some incence. i wasn't about to open any more windows. it was 8 degrees. aaaahhhh. then BEEP BEEP BEEP. and we couldn't find the bloody thing to turn it ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 23 Mar 2008 | Views [313]
we dont have many photos on this blog. however,we have 200 photos at : www.flickr.com/photos/fireburns
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 23 Mar 2008 | Views [438]
We stayed at Heaven on a Hill in Bathurst and had lovely family foody times playing Cranium & Rummy-o. We were on ABC radio as part of their 'people travelling australia in unusual vehicles' program. the guy before us has been on the road for 19 ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 22 Feb 2008 | Views [726]
Day One. From Howard to Gayndah. “To infinity and beyond.” So, we have left on our Big Yellow-themed Bus journey. Starting in Qld, who knows where we will end up? We left with a flurry of tears, waves goodbye from Paul & Natawan & ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 7 Jan 2008 | Views [926] | Comments [1]
august 2007 i was driving home from work, sick of the same route, so i took the road less travelled (by me). there she was. the big yellow school bus. one week later, she was ours, all ours.
Tags: Shopping
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