May 22, 2005
Kings Cross Car Market
Alice Springs is the driest city on earth, they haven't had any rain for 9 months...and it doesn't look like rain any time soon. We spent a couple of nights west of Alice in the McDonald ranges and got some...Read this update
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May 02, 2005
The Red Center
From the Breakaways we had about 7 hours to drive to that most alluring of Australian landmarks: Uluru (formerly known as Ayer's Rock). This famous site sits almost in the smack center of the continent. We made the drive with...Read this update
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April 28, 2005
Cruising and Noodling
So after my triumphant return to Melbourne we made ready to journey into the heart of this dry continent. Thankfully we were heading into the desert in the relative cool of the Autumn weather (highs only in the 30's C...Read this update
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April 15, 2005
The Great Ocean Road
April 6-7, 2005 I was tickled when I was invited to go on a 2 day trip to the Great Ocean Road and the Grampions National Park with Anna and her Uncle Jim. Last Wednesday morning after being delayed at...Read this update
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April 11, 2005
Melbourne part II
11 April 2005 I have been living in Brighton Beach (just across from the beach), just outside of Melbourne for almost a month now (time flies). There has been quite a bit of adjustment getting back into having a routine....Read this update
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April 08, 2005
Up the Coast
A lot has happened since I left Canberra. I drove a little bit towards Sydney, but since I had gotten a late start I didn't get too far. Instead I pulled over in a small town called Goulburn and...Read this update
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March 31, 2005
Capital Good Times
I emerged from the mountains like some kind of primitive man. I was road-weary, unkempt and completely unshowered. I was starting to appreciate just how big this country was. Granted I was not taking the most direct route but I...Read this update
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Missy the Beasty
Part of the responsibility of driving a van around Australia is to name it. Now we had already ascertained that the van in question was female (the pink stripe down her side was an indication) but the name was to...Read this update
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March 29, 2005
The Seperation of Wife and Mate
And so, after only a little more than two months of marriage, Lisa and I have seperated. Okay, Okay, it is not that kind of seperation. Lisa is staying in Melbourne while I go off to explore this vast and...Read this update
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March 19, 2005
Melbourne
Our trip to Australia on March 15th was very uneventful. We have been looking forward to arriving in Melbourne for some time because we have a friend, who happens to be an Australian citizen, who is living here right now....Read this update
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