Traffic Jam in the Middle of Nowhere

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I think the worst traffic jam I've ever seen was in the middle of nowhere.  In the middle of the … [Read more...]

Our Brave Six Year Old

Lucy and Edmund are playing quietly with their farm animals in a sandy clearing, right next to the … [Read more...]

More of the Flinders Ranges

We’d heard a lot about Wilpena, and the Flinders Ranges National Park.  We were going to love … [Read more...]

A Creepy Ghost Town

Beltana Historical Town – 17km was signed, so we turned down the dirt road to see what it was … [Read more...]

Who ever thought of Camel Racing?

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I can almost hear and see two bored guys long ago sitting on their camels as they rode endlessly … [Read more...]

Lucky we had a sat phone

"Excuse me, do you have a sat phone?" Jarrad, my husband, stands on the car roof to get some … [Read more...]

I didn’t even realize I’d been dreading it…

"Mum, can you help?" whispered Peter, my 10-year-old. "There's a monster asleep in my bed." It was … [Read more...]

Andamooka – a holiday from our holiday.

"I owe, I owe, so it's off to work I go ... " Yeah, we still have the house and the mortgage.  The … [Read more...]

Warnambool

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Warnambool is a coastal town at the western end of the Great Ocean Rd, and about 4 or 5 hours from … [Read more...]

Great Ocean Road

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The kids and I packed Grandma and Opa's car to head down to Warnambool and Port Fairy for two weeks … [Read more...]