Ramblings from the road
Broke camp to drive west to the coast. A 500km day and virtually dirt roads all the way. The roads aren’t too bad, just a couple of soft spots, a hang over from the recent rains.
Continue reading “Ningaloo”
“He’s got a lot to answer for, this bloke.”
“What do you mean; He’s got a lot to answer for, this bloke. What the hell are you talking about now!”
That was the start of another argument about music that Marg and I frequently have. Let me start from the begining:
Continue reading “Music Review”
10th May 2002: Gladstone – Carnarvon
We make our way to Carnarvon where we decide to spend a few days catching up on maintenance of the camper, shopping, washing, etc. We also book a flight for Julie’s dad from Melbourne to Broome in mid-June so he can join us for around 11 weeks while we explore the Kimberley region.
My introduction to rock and roll music came when I heard “Rock Around the Clock”, sung by the late Bill Haley. The song was from the movie “The Blackboard Jungle” and was virtually the predecssor to all other rock songs that followed in that era.
Continue reading “My Music Journey”
We migrated to Australia from Holland when I was 12 years old and my first look at Melbourne was from the deck of the migrant ship ‘Sibajak’, just before we docked at Port Melbourne. The skyline of the city was nowhere near as imposing as it is today and at first sight I couldn’t say that I was over-impressed.
Continue reading “Bonegilla”February 2000
I imagine that every racehorse owner dreams of owning a Melbourne Cup winner, or a Cox Plate, a Golden Slipper, or to stand in the winners circle after winning the Caulfield Cup.
Continue reading “Ole Black Magic”
One day, Wally our office cleaner, was cleaning the toliets when we decided to put a wooden wedge under the bottom of the door so that it would jam and he wouldn’t be able to come out again.
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Mention the name Grindelwald and many people might conjure up images of fantastic beasts and think fondly of the Harry Potter juggernaut previously deployed to dupe the unsuspecting masses.
Continue reading “The Climbs of Grindelwald”
Presently having a break at Arthurhaus, eating a Bavarian cold meat and cheese plate accompanied by a half litre of their (current) finest – Stiegl. It’s lunchtime. More on this soon but first let me retrace our steps several months.
Some context seems appropriate given Europe 1.0 was still in swing as recently as twelve months ago. Why am I back and how did that pass through supply?
Continue reading “Europe 2.0 – die Auflage 1”
Ever since horseracing began in Australia, the two most important staying races on the calendar are the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups and bookmakers have been holding all-in doubles betting on these two races for many years now.
Continue reading “My Big Win!”