Today was the start of our holiday, well to tell you the truth it was yesterday but today we hit the road heading in a South Easterly direction – Sunshine Coast Queensland here we come. We are so looking forward to catching up with our kids, family and friends. The mundane side of our break means visits to the Doctor, dentist, accountant, etc etc basically getting all our personal and business things sorted. We have spent the last 10 months working in the Top End and with the Wet Season really kicking into gear things now start slowing down so it is time for us to have our break. The Wet started in fairly grand fashion back in November rainfall was quite consistent throughout the month but then dropped away in December, the locals were a ... read more

We wanted to spend a few days in Darwin and enjoy what was to be our last piece of civilisation for a while before heading down to the Litchfield area where we are expecting to stay/work for about the next 6 months. Caravan Parks are rather expensive in these parts particularly closer to the City itself yet it was only the shoulder season as the Wet Season was still with us though the rains were becoming less frequent. We chose to stay at the Oasis Caravan Park and were happy with that decision, staff were friendly and the park and amenities were clean and tidy. We met numerous people who had stayed at the park before they reckoned it was the best in town. The swimming pool at this time of year is quite warm though ... read more

WARNING! This is part 2 of a blog you should read the previous blog before this one to fully understand. Go on don't spoil it. Wow it was AMAZING! Spacecraft of every conceivable size and shape flittering across the sky with lights so bright they were almost impossible to look at, it was like watching a collection of the best Sci Fi movies ever made. I guess it was no surprise that the most common shape was in fact the traditional disc/saucer and I felt that they were actually putting on a “show” for all of us who were watching. These objects made noises like I have never heard in my life and suddenly a huge orange glow beamed out from behind the nearby ablution block, sure I was a little tentative but never in a ... read more

The drive along these parts is certainly not the most exciting around but as I have mentioned previously I try and enjoy the journey as best I can as it is one way of keeping my concentration levels up. My senses were to get a quick start not long after we headed off. It was not far up the road when we had a close encounter of the bovine kind, this was to be our first with these beasts since fitting the animal repellent gadgets. Now I have described the reactions of crows, eagles and emus but cattle seemed rather confused. More often than not they just casually watch you drive by without an apparent care in the world, these little chappies today seemed far more agitated. As we approached they tended to dart away from ... read more

We left Adelaide this morning and had thoroughly enjoyed our time there but once again we had to hit the road and make our way to our next job - in the Northern Territory. It is approximately in round figures 3000 km’s to our next destination and we intend to take 10 days to get there, this allows us time for some sightseeing along the way. Now it was only last year that we made this very same trip so we can bypass some attractions that we have already visited but at the same time enjoy some of those that we are yet to see. The roads in the Australian Outback are at times very long and very straight, to some they may be considered boring but to me I see them as a challenge. I ... read more