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Happy New Year from Edinburgh, Scotland It’s been a while since I put pen to paper or should that be fingers to the keyboard so grab a beer and sit back for a read. When I last wrote we were in Alice waiting for Garry and Kaylee to arrive for the Masters Games. We had a great week together with them playing golf and touring around Alice to check out some of Kaylee’s old haunts from her youth. The Darts Comp was held in the Golf Clubrooms so we were privileged to witness some fine looking athletes in their prime. On the second day of the singles I managed a Bronze Medal in the B Grade and then on the third day Caroline scored a Silver Medal in the B Grade so a successful first Masters ... read more

Geo: -17.3048, 123.632Hello from DerbyThe rain finally cleared up for the last few days we were in Coral Bay which gave us a chance to do a few walks along the beach and some snorkelling in the bay. I also fitted the landing leg to the van only to find that the higher ratio of the new legs meant that the motor and gearbox could not cope with the extra load and caused the clutch to slip. Another call to the supplier and it was decided the best fix was a completely different set up with individual motors and gearbox on the top of each leg but of course this comes at an extra cost of $500 so a call KTA Insurance surprised us again when they agreed to cover the cost. The new legs were ... read more

Geo: -25.7108, 114.289Hello from WooramelYou are probably thinking where the hell is Wooramel more about this peaceful place later.In the last few weeks in Perth we played golf at Araluen which is in the hills south east of the city, a very hilly course with some spectacular views. The signature hole being a par 3 of 160 metres with the tee block about 70 metres above the green. Toured the Perth Mint with its many examples of gold nuggets and coins along with a huge 1 tonne coin with a denomination value of 1 million dollars measuring 80cm in diameter and 12 cm thick, then caught the ferry across to South Perth for lunch at the Windsor. Attended the South Perth Fiesta with Karen and Lin. Played golf at Secret Harbour which is a challenging links ... read more

Geo: -30.7477, 121.472Hello from KalgoorlieFirstly I must thank everyone for their feedback on the blog it is satisfying to know that you are reading it and possibly enjoying it, but some of the feedback makes me think that I should have called it 'The Princess and I'.The last two days at Yulara produced some spectacular views, firstly a storm over the Rock at sunset on the 30th and then the Helicopter ride over Lake Amadeus, The Olgas and Ayers Rock on the 31stThe lightning storm passed behind the rock creating a continuous light show for about an hour including a rainbow over the rock as the sun set. Lake Amadeus changes colour dependant on how wet or dry it is, the storm the night before meant we saw it with more patches of darker colours than ... read more

Geo: -19.9218, 138.119Here we are sitting by Lake Francis in Camooweal soakingup the tranquillity but we didn't get here without some issues, it appearsissues are a common thing for many travellers some have more than others.We left Charters Towers and headed for Hughenden andarrived safely without any issues. The RV camp is a massive $6 per night in thedirt carpark alongside the showgrounds, oval and alongside the very dry FlindersRiver, one of the locals claims he hadn't seen it flow in about 3 years.Porcupine Gorge was 73kms out and well worth the drive, the tourist brochuredescribes it as a mini Grand Canyon. Spectacular rock formations carved out bythe Flinders River (when it flows). It was a 1.2km walk down into the gorgewhere we found a nice little swimming hole for a dip, the water was freezing ... read more