Blogs from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 3

DAY 376 I got up early again today, it was 7.00 Andy was waiting for Jason who turned up fairly quickly so I grabbed the freshly made cup of tea that Andy had made for himself and drank it. I am not expecting to do anything much today, except catch up on blog work and help if there is a little bit of running around to do. So I am washed and coiffed just in case anything comes up. I potter around doing a few bits and pieces, there are not so many flies to vacuum up today, they seem to be thinning out now, not sure why or if they will be back again any time soon, but we will see. Helen reappears and has some breakfast, we hang some washing on the line and ... read more

After three very entertaining weeks down the east coast I finally found myself back in Sydney needing to make a few decisions about where to go next. The original plan had been to head to Tasmania, maybe find some work in Melbourne and then go over to the west coast for a while. But part way down I'd started to have a bit of a rethink.... the timing of which probably coincided fairly well with my first rainy day and I began to question whether going further south in the middle of winter was one of my better ideas. In fact I was pretty convinced it wasn't so I cancelled my flight down to Melbourne and figured the rest would work itself out. In the mean time I had to meet up with Helen who was ... read more

Blog 3 Tips on bush laundering and something else to look for before going toilet. Leaving Bathurst we head north , ( Tasmania has been put on hold until after Christmas when we will be heading south again to meet Norman in Melbourne Christmas eve ) to a small town called Hill End, it was here in 1873 there was a gold rush . A photographer recorded the growth of the town on glass plates which were only discovered in the 1970’s. the pictures are mounted in front of the properties to show what they looked like then and standing in family groups outside the occupiers. Where the buildings no longer stand there is just the picture. It is very interesting. There is an excellent camp site here, during the first evening we were visited by ... read more

hejsa alle sammen saa er jeg saa ankommet til wagga eller jeg bor paa en gaard ca 30 km fra byen. det er hos et middelaldrende aegtepar, sammen med peter og anita. her er rigtigt hyggeligt og det er ikke det store arbejde vi laver. vi har lagt nogle fliser til en trappe, og det var saa det. i dag skal vi i biograffen og ellers spiller vi masser af kanaster. det er ret sjovt. manden er kiropraktor og udfoere ogsaa kinosoligi saa det glaeder jeg til at han skal proeve af paa mig en dag. ellers har de koer angus, gaes, hoens og 3 hunde. konen er kunster og er kun paa arbejde en gang eller to om ugen. de er begge meget flinke. de kan maaske arrangere at jeg kan koere med nogle gratis ... read more