A cup of tea and a newspaper to help while away the hours

August 13th 2011
Friday 12th – This was another early start as we were anxious to get the brakes done on the car and to get her back as early as possible. So we arrived at the brake specialist’s garage soon after 8:00am and asked for directions to the nearest shopping centre where we thought we could pass a couple of hours. The young lad who was about to start work on the car straight away (a good sign) poin ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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Jan and Graham

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Hi and welcome to our blog. We have set out on our second great adventure in Australia, following in the footsteps of those magnificent bloggers The Wallaby Wanderers. Originally we were due to go in March and spend a few weeks with the Wanderers (daughter Sarah and son-in-law Darryl) but those plans were blown apart by the small matter of a triple heart bypass operation that Graham needed. However, all's well that ends well, Graham is fit and healthy again so we arrived in Aus on the 14th August and picked up 'PIE' the trusty Nissan Terrano that Sarah and Darryl bought last year and 'SWEE... full info

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