This is the car that needed relocating from Broome to Darwin for only $5 a day... Not too shabby a ride is it?! Complete with tent, sleeping bags, cooking gear and a handy little fridge, it was ready to go on a roadtrip ;-). Finding travel companions through a facebook group and on my tour … Continue reading Next Stop: Darwin
Stars
“And precious as the tear as that rain from the sky, which turns into pearls as it falls in the sea…”
A quote, so spoken by Thomas Moore which sits on a memorial in honour of the contribution of women to the pearling industry. For Broome is well known for its pearling industry. An industry using so many Asian workers they gained an exclusion from the 1901 Immigration Restriction Act. Many pearl shops fill the town … Continue reading “And precious as the tear as that rain from the sky, which turns into pearls as it falls in the sea…”
Rolling Back Onto The Farm
We have just spent a week on a farm near a city called Roma in Queensland. The soil a bit redder than New South Wales' brown, Ben and I have been driving tractors, mustering cattle, making cattle feed (most dusty a process!) and enjoying not being in a tent! Ben, familiar with most tasks having … Continue reading Rolling Back Onto The Farm
Egg Madness, Cauliflower Soup and Woodpeckers
Custard eaten. Quiche eaten. Homemade ice cream eaten. Eggs on toast eaten. What do they all comprise? Yup that would be eggs! Makes a change from zucchini's! Despite being a little worried about this egg madness, I am actually eating some of the healthiest since I left Melbourne... Including the novelty of dehydrated fruit, trying … Continue reading Egg Madness, Cauliflower Soup and Woodpeckers
The Valley of the Winds and the Canyon of a King
I sat in the seat that had been Yo's during my Tasmania tour. The man across the aisle introduced himself. Our guide, so named 'Duck' (who uncannily reminded me of Keanu Reeves in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure) asked us to write something about ourselves. We drew on the bus windows. I wrote Jane aka … Continue reading The Valley of the Winds and the Canyon of a King
Fred and Wilma and Tarzan and Jane
It has been an interesting week... A change in the weather witnessed, the nights are starting to warm up. An unfortunate consequence of this, there is an increased amount of all too friendly mozzies. My body is reflecting this delightful insect's bites! The moon apparently having changed position, it's emanating bright light now makes it … Continue reading Fred and Wilma and Tarzan and Jane
Scottish Footprints 