https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRvrEpK31oc Oh Gerry if only you'd known when you introduced this song to the pop world. I love this song - such a haunting version and how apt for these difficult times. Bet you didn't know that we can thank Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein for writing it for their musical Carousel. We moved on … Continue reading The Great Southern Ocean

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-changes Turn and Face the strange Ch-ch-changes There's going to have to be a different man The late great David Bowie Campervans self isolating It is said that when Ziggie first started writing songs he copied chunks of lyrics from newspaper and magazine articles. Whatever, he wrote some beautiful songs with some smart underlying meanings. … Continue reading Changes

Keep movin', movin', movin' Though they're disapproving Keep them dogies movin' rawhide by Ned Washington and Dmitir Tiomkin - Theme from Rawhide Moving west. Just like my favourite westerner Clint Eastwood in his many different guises as a cowpoke. We have been to Carmel, Ca. where Clint was the mayor. The story goes he couldn't … Continue reading Westward Ho!

Ah, keep your eyes upon the road Your hands upon the wheel Keep your eyes upon the road Your hands upon the wheel Yeah, we're going to the roadhouse Gonna have a real good-time By a favourite band The Doors Crossing the Nullarbor is really a euphemism for driving the 1668kms of the Eyre Highway … Continue reading The Nullabor Roadhouse

We are headed for the Nullarbor Plains and the Eyre Highway which is the route to Western Australia. We were looking forward to enjoying this iconic stretch of highway. But you meet a lot of different people in campgrounds (time on our hands?) and they all said go around the Eyre Peninsula. So we did. … Continue reading The Seafood Frontier

Ain't gonna let it bother me today I been workin'and I'm too tired anyway But its alright 'cause its midnight And I got two more bottles of wine Words and music by Delbert Mcclinton sung by the irrepressible Emily Lou Harris One of our planned destinations was the Clare Valley. Famous for its riesling wines. … Continue reading Clare Valley Riesling

The Murrumbidgee, Darlington Point. At a low ebb. We're on a road to nowhere Come on inside Taking that ride to nowhere We'll take that ride Thanks David Byrne and Talking Heads We have travelled enough to know that planning - a route, a timetable, whatever is a good place to start a journey. To … Continue reading Next Stop, Anywhere

Windswept Waitarere Beach - north of Wellington. South Island in the background. Not in the worlds top ten but still beautiful. "I'm here your there But you should know I still love you When I am miles away I'll be home again" from Home Again by Shihad The bushfires in the south east of NSW … Continue reading Fires and a visit home