We started out the same as everyone else- getting qualifications, and jobs…a partner…getting married- because that is what you did then…..having a family and making a home. Graham trained as …
Australia to Qatar
Seven months had flown by, and we were back in our poor car, damaged by a kangaroo on our drive into the Outback, and heading back to civilization. The …
Another adventure begins!
We have been in one spot for over seven months and are starting to grow roots, so it is definitely time to move on and see some more of the …
Warning- Horror in the Sheep-shed!
Seriously- images below may not be pleasant to look at! My last post was about Woolsheds, and while searching for photos about sheep and shearing, I came across pictures taken …
Pondering on Woolsheds
There is a Woolshed here on Quanbun Downs station. Since the sheep left in the early 1970s, it hasn’t been used for shearing for many years, but just looking at …
Adventures- Drama
Adventures- Dramas! We are having a drama this week. Something that has never happened to us before. We have lived in the Outback and in isolated places on other occasions …
Living in The Outback
Since we have the pleasure of living in the gracious homestead of the station at Quanbun Downs, and we have also had the pleasure of working in other stations through …
Coming back to Civilization
The dawn sun is much cooler than later in the day, and until the flies get really active there is a pleasant, but short, time to enjoy the outdoors in …
Australia’s Longest Shortcut
Our big Adventure had begun. You may remember that we had started across the Outback Way, known as Australia’s Longest Shortcut, prior to our months of work in the Outback. …
Staying ‘Clean and Green’
I just saw a video on Facebook that made me totally ashamed to be a human. It was about 1080 drops in New Zealand and the horror that animals are …