Blogs from Oceania - page 7052

We drove over to Queenstown, hitting a couple of vineyards on the way for a couple of tastings. We went up Coronet Peak where Caleb had his first skiing lesson and I had a much-needed refresher lesson. My instructor ended up taking us over this bumpy bit to do little jumps which was a bit too much excitement for me. I took Caleb up a bigger run than his classes had been doing which resulted in the end of my career prospects as a ski instructor. The next day we went up The Remarkables on opening day for another ski which was great. Fantastic weather and a nice relaxing trip (apart from the sore legs).... read more

While I was making my way from Adelaide to Alice Springs, I met a Brit who told me about a joey rescue center in Alice where you got to hold baby kangaroos. This guy's voice and face changed as he described his visit, kind of like a little girl face's when she's holding a kitten. I had very limited time in Alice Springs but the rescue center became a priority. I got there in the evening after the center closed, left the next day for a three day camping trip, and flew back to Sydney around 11 A.M. the moring after I got back to Alice from the camping trip. I figured I had about an hour for the joeys befor I had to get a cab to the airport. I got to the center about ... read more

To be a successful farmer--and by that i mean, to be a farmer who doesn't go mad and throw himself in front of a tractor or play hide-and-seek with his cows--you have to possess a fantastical, and often cynical sense of humor. the fire will burn where you don't want it to and will completely avoid the dead tree you've been trying to burn out for the past week. when it finally does burn out, the dead tree will do exactly what you've been trying to get it to do for days; it will fall over...right on top of the fence. the frost will kill all your plants but won't harm a solitary leaf on a single weed, a weed that is also killing your plants. the cows will be unwilling to move to a fresh ... read more

heeeeeeeeeeey guys..back form trip..was amazing.. i feel like iv been away 4 a whole week..away from melbourne that is..felt like coming home 2nite!..iv done so much on this trip- was so beautiful and fun...started off driving to the grampians, but before stopped off at a cultural centre about the grampians which was cool..but the cooler thing was seeing wild kangeroo's- they were amazing!! then headed up the mountains..there beautiful mountains with stunning views n went 2 a waterfall(makenzy), which we climbed down 2 take the most gorgeous pics....the grampians are amazing!! i then switched groups and was taken 2 a hostle were i met some awsome people...we cooked a huge spag bol- very good n then ..got sum well earned sleep- didnt sleep the night b4 because a) was worried that my alarm wouldnt wake me ... read more

Hoi allemaal, Hier weer even een update vanuit Socceroo-land! Wan ja, dat is eigenlijk wel het enige wat er momenteel te vertellen valt hiervandaan. Sinds ons tripje naar de Great Ocean Road hebben we namelijk niet veel gedaan. Ik heb natuurlijk doordeweeks in Sydney gezeten, en Jacq heeft zich met haar gewone bezigheden gelukkig niet verveeld. Dus ik kan een ding beloven: dit keer is het verhaal echt niet lang!!! Beginnen bij Sydney, verhaal is nog hetzelfde. Stervensdruk, super interessant (echt een enorm grote implementatie die gaande is bij Exel, meerdere klanten van hen die met ons systeem gaan werken, verspreid over meerdere plaatsen in Australie (Perth/ Darwin/ Townsville/ Brisbane/ Sydney/ Hobart/ Melbourne/ Adelaide), kortom: erg complex, maar daardoor ook wel erg interessant. Nadeel is alleen wel dat er veel werk verzet moet worden, dus we ... read more