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August 13th 2009
Published: August 14th 2009
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Day 109 - Mount Surprise to Croydon We were fast running out of legitimate reasons for staying in the glorious Bedrock Village! Our only hope was that we could get on a trip aboard the Savannahlander, the outback rail experience on a vision of silver built in the 1960’s. Somehow the knowledge of this train and the fact that it was coming to Mt Surprise today had completely passed us by until ... Read Full Entry



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Pleased to meet youPleased to meet you
Pleased to meet you

A close up of the Mount Surprise sculpture man
We had ourselves a convoyWe had ourselves a convoy
We had ourselves a convoy

We caught these guys between Mount Surprise and Georgetown, they were great on the radio and gave us the place to find cheap fuel which we were grateful for!
No problem but we hadn't actually passed through a town!No problem but we hadn't actually passed through a town!
No problem but we hadn't actually passed through a town!

Somewhere on the Savannah Way between Georgetown and Croydon
A rather large, dry creekA rather large, dry creek
A rather large, dry creek

Most of the creeks along this section of the Savannah Way have been dry as a bone



15th August 2009

Poems
Australia ******* Caroline and Andy, Sarah and Darryl are touring Australia in summer apparel The days are very hot but the nights can be cold To escape the wet England they are very bold Darryl and Sarah Caroline and Andy Met outside Cairns by gosh that was handy From Possums to spiders and snakes, oh! be wary kangaroos, and koalas and the odd cassowary The wedge tailed eagle on road kill they spy with camera in hand, the birds then do fly Their blogs are amazing and photos give cheer We hear they've been fossiking, then stop for a beer The gems that they found they took to the shop No fortunes here, so it's no time to stop They swim in the lakes and also the pools Watch out for the crocodiles as they are no fools The water is cold which cools them all down so back to the campsite and then into town A lamb roast for tea with veggies and dampers The campfire is lit and off with their jumpers The oven is placed on the embers that glow and in no time at all the food is a "Wow! Reticulated campsites they think are a must but oh dear when they get there "There's no room for us!" With no light pollution in the blackness of night Their stargazing is perfect, they exclaim with delight An inter planetary walk would be just the thing So next time they go a telescope they will bring So Darryl and Sarah, Caroline and Andy A good time they've had, no need to be dandy With kisses and hugs they go separate ways And promised to meet on some other day. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
20th August 2009

How fantastic!
Hello Caroline's Mum and Dad! Great to hear from you and thank you so much for sharing the poem! We had a great time with Kangaroojack, a real hoot and hopefully we'll repeat it again before we return to the UK. We'll have another go at more poems soon, it's good fun and the subjects are endless out here!! All the very best to you both. Darryl and Sarah

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