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In my last blog I mentioned that we were going to see Craig Stewart at the Kempsey Heights Bowling Club, and I must apologize for spelling his name wrong. Jeremy and Michelle introduced us to him when they gave us a CD they had bought at the Tamworth Country Music Festival when they first heard him. We have been singing away to his songs ever since and could not believe our luck when we heard he was performing at the Kempsey Heights Bowling Club. Well we went along to see him and were not disappointed. He is a very talented singer/song writer and we were delighted to be able to purchase another CD - to give our old one a rest !!! At half time he happily chatted to us and told us of his life ... read more

At the end of my last blog I put in a photo of Merry, Sue and Brian but somehow did not include an explanation. When we had our kennels in Busselton we had the great pleasure of having Lyn working for us and since we left the kennels we have kept in contact with Lyn and her husband Barry. A couple of years ago we were in Albany and met up with Lyn and Barry and had lunch with them and Lyn's sister Sue. Now back in Mossman in Queensland a few weeks ago. Trevor was chatting to a chap who had a Busselton number plate on his car and mentioned that we ran the kennels in Busselton, and a man standing nearby heard him and came across and said that his sister-in-law Lyn used to ... read more

OK, here we go again. The drive from Mt. Isa up to Cloncurry was very spectacular scenery-wise. Hilly and green after lots of dry countryside. We stayed overnight just north of Burke and Wills Roadhouse in a free campsite and met up some friends we have met many times along the way, Bruce and Joan from Busselton plus another lovely couple. The folk you meet along the way are just so friendly and happy to tell you about any must-not-miss attractions. On the 2nd day we arrived in Normanton after travelling through countryside littered with Brolgas, slim grey birds about 4ft tall with bright red plumage on their heads. If I said we saw thousands it would not be an exaggeration, and with each one we were equally impressed. Normanton is an old gold mining town ... read more

DARWIN AND KATHERINE. Darwin was one of the places we were most looking forward to visiting as we had never been this far north in Australia.We had already booked Tumbling Waters Caravan Park ahead and when we arrived we found it nestled deep in the tropical bush about 65 km from the center of Darwin. Standing at the office we could see a crocodile enclosure nearby with at least 8 fresh water crocs of various sizes just basking in the sun, The enclosure was very secure and it is amazing how soon you get used to living in such close proximity to dangerous wild animals. Not so the Cane Toads !!! They are the most huge, ugly, repulsive thing you could ever see and the coating of their skin is very toxic, especially to other animals. ... read more

We are celebrating 30 years living in Australia this December and we have lost count of the number of times family and friends have told us we just must visit Broome. Well at long last we have made it on our round Australia trip, almost 3000km from Busselton, and it is everything we were told about it, and more. For the past few years Broome has been dog unfriendly with none of the many caravan parks taking dogs. In the new year Tarangau caravan park decided to allow travelers with pets to stay in their park and it was very welcome news, especially to us with Millie and Pat and John with Freckles and Buddy. Tarangau Caravan Park is very clean and friendly and a short walk to Cable Beach which has to be one of ... read more