There's an old military saying "never volunteer for anything," but that is certainly not my adage.WA has truly been one of the lucky states in Australia for the 12 months since Covid19 first impacted our country. In Western Australia, following the initial lock down of April 2020, we enjoyed ... READ the POST
Charlie Mgee – Charlie Mgee and his Merry Band by Lisa Ikin
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Bular Mial/Bluff Knoll, Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia
We were up at 3:15 am on a Friday to climb WA's highest mountain in the South West! Bular Mial/Bluff Knoll stands 1095m above sea level and it is classed as a grade 4 climb of 6.8 km. Bluff Knoll is part of the region in the Stirling Ranges originally inhabited by the Mineng and Goreng people. ... READ the POST
Can I Give you a Ride?
Despite a warning from my mother, I pick up hitchhikers as the sun begins to set. An emotional journey to my hometown, a place I may not get. NYC Midnight Rhyming Story Challenge Round 1 - 2022 One hundred and forty-one miles until I reach Mount Barker. The Sun just disappeared; it couldn’t ... READ the POST
Vale Muesli Aristotle the axolotl
Muesli the axolotl is survived by Napolean (her daughter) and hundreds of babies (location unknown) "Hello, do you have any axolotls?" It was my fifth phone call to one of many petshops in Perth and this one bore fruit! "Yes, we have an albino and she has only just come in" replied the ... READ the POST
Women go solo on the highway
On any given day, there are thousands of people road-tripping around Australia. The numbers increased over the 2020 – 2022 period, with caravan and motorhome sales going through the roof. Many of these thousands of people travelling around this vast country are women travelling solo. This is their ... READ the POST
Hung for Less
NYC Midnight Fiction Challenge No. 1 2022 Synopsis: It’s 1850 in wild west Colorado and the gold rush is in full swing. When someone starts emptying rain barrels in drought-affected Guadalupe the townsfolk take matters into their own hands. Sherriff Maxwell raised his hands to still the ... READ the POST
Monkey Mia, home to the dolphin experience, Western Australia
Last year, just after the first Perth Covid19 lock down, I road-tripped to Monkey Mia for the second time in as many years. This time I took my daughter and the teenage daughter of a good friend. This is our trip. Recently published in the latest edition of caravan and camping magazine, "On the ... READ the POST
Fairbridge Festival 2021 – Rocking out with the kids.
Every event that goes ahead these days is a triumph. I am feeling incredibly lucky to have attended my second music festival in as many months. Once again, I attended as a volunteer and found the festival very rewarding and loads of fun. Fairbridge Festival is an institution in Western ... READ the POST
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