https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_mBJgsaxlY Mr Gato DU is somewhere in Australia enjoying his new freedom with changed owners. If they treat him with respect he will take them to places far and wide and show them the diversity and beauty of this vast land. After a long search and lots of questions involving cost benefits, size, easy management … Continue reading Some Thoughts on ANZAC Day
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Sydney and Beyond – Winter Madness
Au Revoir You can go your own wayGo your own wayYou can call itAnother lonely day By Lindsay Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac We watched a beautiful sunset over the lake and village on Saturday night and packed and left Sunday morning. We have let the apartment for six months so there really is no turning … Continue reading Sydney and Beyond – Winter Madness
The Rainy Coast and Thoughts of New Adventures
The surf and the sky and the Sunshine Coast of gold Floating on a long board, life on hold I never know the way, but you always take me there And I need it now, like the Mooloolaba air from RSL 1984 by Steve Taylor and Peter Furler of the Newsboys Since Western Australia and … Continue reading The Rainy Coast and Thoughts of New Adventures
Back on the East Coast and the RAINforest
And whenever I fall at your feetYou let your tears rain down on meWhenever I touch your slow turning pain Whenever I Fall at Your Feet by Neil Finn performed by Crowded House We arrived on the east coast and after six months without experiencing rain - a weird feeling - we were now to … Continue reading Back on the East Coast and the RAINforest
An Iconic Pub and a Beckoning Border
Oh it's-a lonesome away from your kindred and allBy the campfire at night, we'll hear the wild dingoes callBut there's-a nothing so lonesome, morbid or drearThan to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer Song written by Gordon Parsons Most of us attribute the song "A Pub with no Beer" to Aussie … Continue reading An Iconic Pub and a Beckoning Border
Darwin and the Top End
Edith Falls and Upper Pool We started the 320kms trip to Darwin from Katherine but got only 40 kms up the road before taking a right turn off the highway towards Edith Falls. People in the campground had talked about this scenic part of the Nitmiluk National Park so we made a last minute decision … Continue reading Darwin and the Top End
Into the Territory
Got a black magic womanGot a black magic womanI've got a black magic womanGot me so blind I can't see Words and Music by Pete Green We have been in Western Australia through various lockdowns, border closures (internal and external) and reopenings. We exited the Nullabor into Western Australia in early March. We have enjoyed … Continue reading Into the Territory
Not a Salty in Sight – Kununurra and Lake Argyle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1JQvCitLpc Words and music by John Williamson and Ray Dennett John Williamson is an Australian country music singer known for his support for enviromental issues. For all you New Zealanders he is also that annoying voice who sings Waltzing Matilda before Bledisloe Cup matches. He is a bit of an Aussie icon. Doing the Crocodile … Continue reading Not a Salty in Sight – Kununurra and Lake Argyle
Riding for the Border
I don't have to think about itI don't have to wonderWhere I'm going to ride tonightI'll be riding down the highway south of the border South of the Border - The Doobie Brothers I was a great fan of the Doobie Brothers in the 1970s. Great rhythm, great vocals. Surprising really as their name would suggest … Continue reading Riding for the Border
The Pearl Coast
Sand and sea, sea and sandAnd the angels sing from above by Mack David, Gilbert Becaud and Maurice Vidalin - performed by Frank Sinatra While it is a myth that Broome was founded on the pearl industry it certainly is a prominent part of the township today. The central shopping district ironically named Chinatown (it … Continue reading The Pearl Coast
Travels With Mr Gato Downunder 