Walkabout Lodge
Travel Blogs from Gove
The dingos have not eaten us!
Yes, we are alive! This is an official notice to our family and friends that we are alive. Looking at our last posting date, I can see it's been about 6 months since we last made an update to this site! I think it's a testimony to the fact that we're keeping busy, and have settled into a way of life. It might also be a testimony to our laziness... …
Bawaka - its worth the trip to Nhulunbuy
Days seven and eight - Nhulunbuy This place is seriously creepy The town Nhulunbuy is scary. The gas station didn't even have a girl's washroom. Everyone is angry. Examples: 1. We heard the Arnhem club had nice food (which it did) but in order to be there we all had to become members and get membership cards. It took longer to get permission to eat …
Heading West for the Weekend
Try to sleep late today but my body is on vineyard time so I'm awake from 5am and end up dozing till 9. We're off to Bunbury for the weekend today which is West towards the coast from Frankland. Its colder, windy and pouring down in spells today so the drive is a little dull as we pass through vineyards, forests, farmland and small towns. It takes …
Nearly missed our connection
... Apparently this had all been announced on the garbled tannoy system which was impossible to hear.
So we were met and ushered onto our plane by a stewardess. The speed was amazing for Australia - should do it more often. Very impressed!
I have been around Geelong and Melbourne the first Christmas I arrived but I have never had the inclination to revisit. Like Canberra and Brisbane - been there, ticked the box and that's ...
Day 109
... get compensation for being involved in a tv show! Then we went back to the tour guide centre and met Libby! It was so cool she's such a classic neighbours star! She was really cool, really down to earth and was really honest about everything - she told us all about her personal reasons for leaving and now she's a full time mum. Got Hannah her autograph because I'm a top class ...