Had a more relaxing day and stayed out of the heat as much as possible as after yesterday we are very tired. As Canada is built for the cold, Australia is built for the heat. Leisurely start to the day and then we drove out to a little town called Lyndoch in the Barossa Valley. … More Catching up with Friends – 7th December 2018

After saying yesterday that we were not going to go to the cricket as it was predicted to be 39c, we ended up there. The only reason it happened was because Leone, Frasers sister in law, rang us from work to say a work colleague had two free tickets to one of the air conditioned … More In Heaven – 6th December 2018

Now in Adelaide after arriving yesterday evening after an uneventful trip though we did experience one of those foreign tourist moments on the flight. We flew the budget version of Qantas called Jetsar where you get what you pay for which in this case was absolutely nothing!!! As they were going down the aisle selling … More Adelaide – 5th December 2018

For our last day in Perth it was a scorcher at 37.8c with very glaring sunlight. We, along with Jen went down to the pool to blow out some cobwebs. It was too cool for all the locals and they were inside in the heated pools whilst we braved it and went in the 50m … More Last Day in Perth – 3rd December 2018

We had to bid Al a fond farewell this morning as he was heading out to Kalgoorlie today for ten days of work. On Monday he will drive approximately another 300k north east of Kalgoorlie to a site where he is the chief exploration geologist. In other words, to the back of beyond into the … More Cruising the Swan – 2nd December 2018

So today was about catching up with old friends. We headed into the city with Al and Jen to return our hire car and low and behold we had to navigate our way through the preparations of the Santa parade. Where we had to return the car was in the cordoned off area with parking … More Cheese and Cracker Day – 1st December 2018

It was cold last night!! Both of us put on an additional two blankets to make it to the morning. It has been a very slow start to summer with the official date commencing tomorrow the 1st December. Winter officially starts in Canada on the 22nd December so doesn’t it make sense in the Southern … More Pemberton and back to Perth – 30th November 2018

We had to bid adieu to Michael and Heather this morning which was rather sad. Such a wonderful and happy couple with such a positive outlook on life and using an old phrase, good country souls. We did have one last feed of lambie who is doing really well now as she had a bit … More Lange Farm to Pemberton – 29th November 2018

We were very pleased to hear last night that Michael is not one of these farmers that likes to get up at the crack of dawn but a more leisurely start with breakfast at 7.30am. So like, two eager little Canadian beavers we were at the breakfast table to see Rebecca off to school whilst … More A day on the Lange Farm, Narrogin – 28th November 2018

Yesterday was a day of digestion after a full day of eating the day before at the Thanksgiving feast. We just mucked around the house and watched whilst Paul designed and erected the family Christmas tree. Not the best of photos but the tree consists of old snow skis and poles, dart board, hula hoop, … More Rest and Road Travel – 26th and 27th November 2018