KIWOZ TOURS

WELL--- HERE WE ARE AGAIN--- ARRIVING AT ANOTHER CATTLE STATION ,NOT KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE MIDDLE OF WA !!!!!! YES, WE SAW AN ADVERT FOR “CARETAKERS OF 1000,000 ACRE PROPERTY IN WA FOR 3 MTHS “ AND ARE NOW AT MT V-E-R-N-O-N 350 KM NORTH OF MEEKATHARA.( A BIT LIKE LIVING IN KERIKERI BUT YOU NEAREST TOWN IS AUCKLAND WHICH IS ONLY YHE SIZE OF KAWAKAWA, WITH A DIRT ROAD ALL THE WAY) WE WILL SPEND THE NEXT FEW WEEKS GETTING TO KNOW THE 750 KM OF ROUGH STATION TRACKS THAT SERVICE THE 75 BORES TO WATER THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS 130 KM FROM END TO END. WE ARE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY OUR ACCOMODATION WHICH IS A 1945 STONE HOMESTEAD , ALTHOUGH SPARSELY FURNISHED,IS COMPLETE WITH SWIMMING POOL, GREEN GRASS, AND MODERN KITCHEN. OK ... read more

Just a few pics. The day we left Julia creek Daves gearbox stripped the spline on the input shaft to the transfer case. We pulled it out in the motor camp , Raced it into Mount Isa , the man rebuilt box and we put in in next day.We were very lucky it happened where it did !, Since then we have travelled up to Karumba and across the gulf and are now in Mataranka, dedusting and washing.Will be heading up Darwin way then up to Coburg peninsula ,north east of Darwin. ... read more

At the end of May Murray and Dave finished their list of jobs and were ready for a well earned break. The water tower was raised successfully with a large audience which Murray could have done without. I think everyone just stopped working to watch! We took four days holiday at Gregory River and Lawn Hill National Park which is a very pretty place. As we are endeavouring to try new things Murray tried out his new fishing rod and caught sprats in the Gregory river. According to the experts it is too cold at the moment for barramundi. Dave had his first paddle in a canoe up the spectacular Gorge even negotiating small rapids. On the way we photographed tiny bright blue fish, blue butterflies and a fresh water crocodile. We returned to Mt. Isa ... read more

Blog. 1 We have been in Australia for a fortnight now . After a very hectic departure from New Zealand because of a last minute decision to vacate our rented house and squash our belongings in a container, we flew to Brisbane with our friends Dave and Kathy. We went to Maryborough while Dave and Kathy bought a camper trailer in Brisbane then met us at the “Riverbank Camp” in front of Vikki and Russ’s house. Most nights were very sociable with the neighbours, the family and another Kiwi couple camping there, We cooked on a huge Bar-b-cue over an open fire for 14 people some nights. We headed for Auburn River National Park where we had a swim, then it rained all night and our trailer canvas leaked like a sieve so we abandoned ship ... read more