Monthly Archives: July 2014

Hill Moods

For the last few days we’ve begun to see the various faces of the Adelaide Hills. Carolyn’s picture in the Boots post is still one of my favourites. However, I’m starting to appreciate the variety that the weather has been … Continue reading

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Daily Grind

Well, here I am on Carolyn’s first day at school, trying to get some kind of routine together. I think that this may be my favourite new “chore” so far: Considering the amount of fruit on the trees in the … Continue reading

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Semi-Arid Desert in Bloom with Benefits

July 8, 2014 My how beautiful it is here! There are so many plants in bloom – yes, even in Winter. I have been told that the area received a good bunch of rain last summer (December-January) and that the … Continue reading

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An Aerial View

July 8, 2014 Our arrival at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park was picture perfect! Carolyn managed to snap these aerial shots just prior to landing.

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Boots

July 5, 2014 After a good 20-year run as my leading footwear of choice for travel, my Solomon Hiking Boots finally lost their soles – really! Upon arrival, I discovered that my boot bottoms were disintegrating. Time to part with … Continue reading

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Rocks, Dots, and Red Boots

As our first major excursion, we chose to fly from Adelaide to Ayer’s Rock. Unfortunately, there are no direct flights, so it was back to Sydney (we’re spending a lot of time in that airport, considering it was not part … Continue reading

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Friendly Welcome

July 2, 2014 While exploring our nearby community of Uraidla, the location of our postbox, Sean and Nigel met a friendly neighbour delivering flowers from her garden to a local shop. Marg kindly welcomed us with the above bouquet. We … Continue reading

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We Have Arrived!

Everything was going well until I started planning this post. We were about an hour from Auckland and I was thinking about how the 13 hour trip from Vancouver to Auckland wasn’t too bad. A few movies, a dinner, a … Continue reading

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We Have Arrived!

Everything was going well until I started planning this post. We were about an hour from Auckland and I was thinking about how the 13 hour trip from Vancouver to Auckland wasn’t too bad. A few movies, a dinner, a … Continue reading

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