12 October 2003 My journey to Bendigo gave me one more chance to get shots of scenes of interest along the way and as I write in this journal another twenty shots are stored on the cameras memory card. Just around the corner from the Budget Motel is a pub that sells great meals and Kangaroo was on the menu tonight and it was cooked to perfection. 13-14 October 2003 Two days at the same centre and both days were busy but the teacher who was in charge was very good to work with and by time the children were ready for their lunch, I was on my way to do some sight seeing. The afternoon of the first day I returned to my unit to eat breakfast, which I chose not to have before leaving ... read more

21 September 2003 It wasn’t until today that work took me out of Victoria again. I wanted to travel to Griffith by a different route and noticed on my map a straight stretch of road between Benalla and Cobram which I had not travelled on before. First the roads I drove on were the familiar Goulbourn Valley Highway out of Yea and the Midland Highway that took me into Benalla. About ten kilometres out of that town the road branches to the north. The landscape is fairly flat in this area and farmers have taken advantage of the green pastures, running many head of sheep on their properties. After quite a few kilometres I arrived at the New South Wales border town of Tocumwal where I crossed the Murray River. The weather was uncommonly warm so ... read more

19 August 2003 It was an eight-hour drive to Bundanoon and the weather was fine. I had worked in this pre-school last year and actually asked to make this return visit. Twenty children, all the right age to get good images. The staff ticked off names and let me move the children when I wanted to photograph them doing something different. All this cooperation added up to an enjoyable mornings work. Two hours after setting up, I had exposed six spools of film that needed to be trimmed when I got back to my unit. In the afternoon I drove sixteen kilometres to Moss Vale where I spent an hour looking at the shops before returning to Bundanoon. I had seen the local National Park the year before so there was little point in venturing out ... read more

31 July 2003 After a seven hour drive last Tuesday I arrived at my pre-booked accommodation in Griffith. I have settled into this Budget motel and although it isn't as comfortable as the motel I usually stay in, it does serve good meals. I have been having both breakfast and my evening meals delivered to my unit, Which has saved me an evening trip to the local club. I was surprised to find it was right next door to the Pre-School that I enjoyed working in just a few months ago. It has been cold in the mornings and I have to pour water over the windscreen before I head off to work.... read more

15 July 2003 After my morning session in Melbourne I started my drive to the Victorian country town of Camperdown. Joined the freeway at Blackburn Road and followed it all the way into the city, through the Balmain Tunnel and over the West Gate Bridge. I was still on the Princess Highway when Geelong came into sight. About an hour later I arrived at the pre-booked Budget motel. The lady at the reception started up a lengthy conversation about children and we only stopped talking when her phone rang. There was a light rain falling as I unpacked my car. Two friendly dogs turned up. One with a Frisbee and he kept me busy returning the object every time I sent it flying across the lawn. Evening meal at the local pub and then an early ... read more