7/09/88
FINE AND WARM. Everyone slept in this morning except Peter who had to get up and go to work at … Continue reading 7/09/88
06/09/88
Got up at 5:15am, showered and finished packing then rang a cab. The driver was Chinese and took us down … Continue reading 06/09/88
05/09/88
FINE. Went into town and wandered around looking at shops. Bought ourselves a few clothes. Booked tickets on Kirklands bus … Continue reading 05/09/88
04/09/88
A lovely fine day greeted us today and we left the hotel at about 9:45 after haggling over the phone … Continue reading 04/09/88
03/09/88
FINE. THIS IS THE DAY WE LEAVE NEW ZEALAND. Woke up at about 7:30 and dozed till 8:15. Got up … Continue reading 03/09/88
“IT’S THE CURSE OF THE TRAVELLER…AND IT’S SURE GOT A HOLD OF ME.” – CHRIS REA On September 3rd, 1988, … Continue reading
IRON AND GOLD
At Menzies, a dead-on-its-feet mining town a hundred kilometres north of Kalgoorlie, I turn off the bitumen highway onto a … Continue reading IRON AND GOLD
Journey to the Centre of Australia
You can feel the distance. It carries a weight that’s heavier than anything. … Continue reading Journey to the Centre of Australia
The City of Light
“I dig my toes into the sand; The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds, strewn across a blue blanket…” … Continue reading The City of Light
HIGH COUNTRY HOMES
So and no otherwise Hillmen desire their Hills. – Rudyard Kipling, The Sea and the Hills. Dawn in … Continue reading HIGH COUNTRY HOMES
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