Soon after I got to Broome I booked a flight home... Just for a month, to partake in some weddings and my birthday... Not going to lie, I booked the cheapest option available. Couldn't have told you who I was flying with! I certainly do now...! Events from last week had me checking... Booking my … Continue reading Homeward Bound Ramblings
Australianisms
Sunshine, Sushi and Easter Fireworks
Latest realisations: I really really want to eat my dad's homemade curry and a roast beef dinner. Perhaps not at the same time though... That I am now calling trousers 'pants'... A little worrying for what I might say in error when I get home... That apparently speaking English in a native English speaking country … Continue reading Sunshine, Sushi and Easter Fireworks
Leaving on a Road Train Made of Hay…
My time at Renner Springs has drawn to an end... Negotiating a lift South with a trucker, I swung out on a road train carrying hay! What an amazing couple of months it has been... There are so many memories I am taking with me on the onward journey. I have had some of the … Continue reading Leaving on a Road Train Made of Hay…
Dislocated Toes, Broken Legs, Ambulances and Birthday Dilemmas
My life now consists of work, sleep and 'to do' lists!! A good memory in working hours, especially for drinks ordered, if I don't write down what I need to achieve in my limited free time, I genuinely forget until I am lying in my bed and then it is too late!! Provided with meals … Continue reading Dislocated Toes, Broken Legs, Ambulances and Birthday Dilemmas
A Dangerous Place for a Sleep Walker!!
The Stuart Highway runs north to south connecting Darwin and Alice Springs. It is a very straight road. I am currently perched not far from it! In fact, I think we could call it our driveway ;-). I can easily stand on this road and there be no vehicles in sight. I also see very … Continue reading A Dangerous Place for a Sleep Walker!!
Am I Scottish or am I Australian?
Am I Scottish or am I Australian....?! A strange question perhaps yet a question I asked myself whilst videoing myself to hear what I sounded like after my sister informed me I sounded Australian whilst on the phone to her last Sunday. I know I am upward inflecting my sentences. I pick up new phrases … Continue reading Am I Scottish or am I Australian?
Scottish Footprints 