Still in Mildura
Having a very relaxed time here Today I took Annie to se Resident Evil the Aftermath I loved it !! there was 4 people in the cinema including me n Annie !!The town is easy to get around and Annie is looking for a new Camera,She also had a phone call from her sister in Queensland who is in the process of starting her own Law firm up Good luck Claire !! We stopped by for a drink in the local RSL (British Legion England equivalent) Club and it presents very well. First Class dining area & a set aside gambling area ( we actually came out $20 in front!!) Well worth a visit if in Mildura The food is plentiful,great menu & reasonably priced
Mildura a place of Serenity
This place is very laid back So much we have decided to stay 5 nights instead of ONE !! we are parked on the edge of the Murray River & occasional Paddle Steam Boats pass by and they are magnificent to watch The park is very clean,cheap & lots of very friendly people We have discovered a pub 5 mins drive from here & it serves good cheap food ( The Beer is also good !!) BUT the toilet is something to see ( Picture included) Bird life is great & the Ducks wont leave us alone !!! We have used the Golf course and it is is in mint condition BUT the warmer weather is starting to take its toll on me !! Annie has fully recovered to the point she is back nagging at me already !! My didgeridoo playing is coming on ( yeah right !!) and Brian is resting a lot
Strange thing is This side of the river is 30 mins in front of the other side due to being different states and different summertime daylight saving !!! PLUS (are you listening Western Australia) K Mart are 8am to Midnight weekdays 8am 8pm weekends !!
Franks Boat & Crew & his great sense of Humour
no introduction needed here just enjoy the fun of it all Your a Legend Frank Good luck with your Mayoral aspirations This particular Blog is dedicated to Frank a FUN Bloke!!
Three States & Annies Health
We set off for Wentworth this morning taking us thru 3 States (SA/Vic/NSW) we are now parked with our back end virtually hanging over the Darling River lovely setting .We had just settled in when Annie took a turn for the worse & had a massive migraine.We headed for Wentworth Hospital & Annie was treated by 2 lovely nurses & after a couple of hours on a drip I’m very happy to say all is well .Annie has decided to spend the rest of the day in bed !! Tomorrow we will be travelling on to Mildura
Renmark & Paringa
Renmark is a lovely little riverside town just inside the SA Border We came a cross a local identity called Frank Turton who is currently running for The Lord Mayors job.Frank is an eccentric C & W singer and spends some months in Daly Waters ( previously acknowledged in an earlier blog) he is also known as The Chook Man !! he has an excellent singing voice an very pleasant to talk to He has spent a lot of time doing his amazing boat up (to be presented very shortly) his house is unique in that he has a Toilet outside his front door !! At the entrance to his garden is a very large Buzz Saw Blade & a HUGE tree stump ( Black Stump) that years ago fell over somewhere along the Murray River Frank was given permission to set it up outside his home and to get it downriver he actually fitted the Stump with an outboard motor !! All in all his story is very interesting pictures of his boat coming soon
( http://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2009/s2732168.htm ) have a look at this very colourful person & note the name of his chook !!
Loxton the Place by Luxton the Person
today we landed in Loxton SA pleasant little town with the campsite next to the Murray River We have adopted the camp dog and he just followed us everywhere !! Some beautifully coloured birds around, sadly they too quick to photograph However I did capture a Kookaburra (member of the Kingfisher group) Loxton is interesting to me because of my surname (Luxton)
Consequently we had a lethargic day wandering around the riverside ( with the adopted dog !!) Kangaroos here are friendly We came a cross a group and to get their attention I shouted SKIPPY ! and as ONE they looked me !! Everything is going really well and Annie is still friends with me !!!
Waikerie & Life Style Village with an overnight at Burra
Waikerie is a smallish but nice town and our reason for a visit was due to an advert re Retirement villages that cater for Motor homes.The homes are impressive BUT are also on a popular camp-site & after a showing around and weighing up the pros n cons we decided it is NOT the place for us We have other places to look at in Adelaide the rationale of living in this area is due to it being central to Eastern/Western states We also stopped at Burra where apparently scenes from Breaker Morant were filmed (twas the 30th anniversary of the film recently Bryan Brown N Jack Thompson (Stars of the movie)were invited to the celebrations but refused because they wanted appearance money ! the town has a lovely old pub & we used the footbridge from the camp-site to get there Tomorrow we head off to LOXTON ( how unique a LUXTON in LOXTON good title for a movie!!) and the place sounds interesting
Forgot all about this Fella !!
he came to say gudbye as we packed up at Waikerie
Spot the eyes !!!!
Terowie the Ghost Town in SA
This is a sad place lots of buildings in disrepair but nevertheless heritage listed.There NO commodities here ( pub/garage/shops/working church) but people do live around the area !! Im not a religious person but it is still sad to see a Church going to ruin.Maybe some where down the track the place will be resurrected Twas an eerie experience driving down the main empty street tho Would like to have travelled back in time when this place was at its prime We are moving closer ro Port Pirie & our final destination of Adelaide The bus will be stored a Annies brothers from Nov 15 when we fly to Perth for a few days & then on to UK via stop over in Dubai The blog will still be maintained but probably not daily. Hopefully the Xmas & New Year entries will be worth reading PLUS my brother & his wife having a HUGE party to celebrate their 45 th wed anniv in Feb 2011 & I will no doubt bore this blog with copious amounts of family photos !!!
Watch me play Didgeridoo
Geoffs Life After Work ! 