Australia
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Ingham Floods
Ingham’s flooding again! Problems of building a town on a tropical floodplain. Dad excitedly shook me awake this morning and told me to look out of my window. This is what I saw:…
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Alice Springs to Melbourne
After a six-week placement at the Alice Springs Hospital, mum has finally finished her nursing degree!!!!!!!! We picked her up from the hospital right after she’d finished her very last shift and started…
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The Henley-on-Todd Regatta
Or should I just say the Henley-on-Todd parade? The Henley-on-Todd Regatta is the only dry river regatta in the world and is the only regatta ever cancelled because of wet weather. The funniest…
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2075 km Through the Outback
Mum got a nursing placement in Alice Springs. So we drove from Townsville to Alice. She said it wasn’t far, only 2075 km (1290 miles). She’s not the one squished in the back…
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Crocodile!
Holli and Asha came sprinting back to the van after going for a run along the river and told us that they’d seen a Crocodile! We got the bikes out and rode the…
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Busking in Townsville in Full Steampunk Costume
After my success in Croatia, I decided to try my luck busking in Townsville, Australia. I persuaded my mum to drive me to the Strand (Townsville’s beach-front area) and found a suitable spot…
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A Trip to Grant’s Picnic Ground to Feed the Birds
Grant’s Picnic Ground is a lovely place to spend the day. We went for a day trip from Nanna’s house to break up the boredom of suburbia. The sulphur-crested cockatoos always swarm you…
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Back in Australia!
After 8 Months and 3 days we’re back in Australia Okay, this post is slightly late. We have been back for what, two months? But, no need to worry about such little details.…
