I’ll bet you’ve never heard of Kandanga and neither had we. Kandanga is in the Mary valley up in sunny Queensland. Kandanga is about 28kms south of Gympie with a population of 600 not counting the cows. There’s a large … Continue reading Snippets from Kandanga
Most Australians have heard of the Welcome Stranger nugget but unless you’ve visited the site you may not know the humorous and typically Australian back story. The Welcome Stranger the largest nugget of gold ever found was unearthed at Moliagul … Continue reading Bugger, now I’ve broken the bloody pick!
Winter 2017 Heading south we drive through Gilgandra, NSW and stop to let the dogs water the trees at Mendooran Primitive Camp. This is one of our mates favourite spots and it is a large level grassy area on the … Continue reading Mendooran Primitive Camp
I’m in the campground toilet and I hear a moan, an awful moan. What do I do? She must have fallen in the shower. With my jeans around my knees I’m helpless. My mind is racing. When I finish I’ll check on her then call for help. Bones are bound to be broken so we’ll need an ambulance, the office isn’t that far away. Then I hear it. That telltale plop. Just another difficult poo. Continue reading Tragedy Averted
A trip shouldn’t end when you return home. A friend of ours once said “I spent $100,000 on overseas travel and I don’t remember $80,000 of it!” It is for this reason that I began a journal on our first caravanning trip and have continued to do so. That journal becomes a private blog as we travel for family and friends to know where we are. The photos become a DVD when we get home, not for boring our friends to death but to cheer us up on a cold night. Random snippets from these blogs end up here on … Continue reading Memories
Sometimes we are needed at home. A special family birthday, a wedding or a birth. The best way to solve this dilemma is to grab a cheap flight home and do what has to be done. Remembering of course to pack the things that you may need, silly things like a hairdryer or your favourite pillow that you can’t sleep without. And medication…don’t forget your medication, you won’t be any use to anyone if you arrive dead. Afterwards when obligations have been fulfilled you’ll find yourself wondering what the hell happened “was I really home last weekend? Sleeping in our … Continue reading The Case For Flying Home
His wife was hoping that he’d catch something but the dog was having way too much fun. Continue reading Lazy Sunday Afternoon
The chap next door seems so nice and we’ve shared jokes as we’ve pottered about all arvo, so we invite he and his wife to join our group for happy hour. His wife a sweet looking senior quickly morphed into a most depressing, loud mouthed master of one up manship and the conversation went something like this: “Oh, you read Lee Child, he’s light. I read history, Ken Follett.” We suppress a giggle. And she hits us with a left hook. “A recent death in your family?” she asks. Instead of treading gently and with respect she wades in with: … Continue reading Tit for Tat
You’ve got to love supermarket loyalty programs. We were in The Kimberley a couple of years back when we stopped in at Halls Creek to fuel up. We were surprised to be asked if we had a Coles discount voucher. The nearest Coles supermarket was over 300kms up the road. One must never assume. Continue reading Thank You For Shopping at Coles
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