Simpson Desert Trip June 2019 – Birdsville
Tuesday 25 June 2019 - Day 7 Arid Air were very helpful in organising a scenic flight in 4-seater Cessna 172 VH-CBV from Birdsville at 10:30 over Goyder Lagoon and Coongie Lakes and back to Birdsville. $1,190 for the two of us. Well worth the money - a real highlight. I...
Simpson Desert Trip June 2019 – week 1
Wednesday 19 June 2019 - Day 1 The adventure begins. 6:30 am breakfast call at the Mercure for an 8 am departure. Bags slotted into the 'luggage' vehicle. We are 15 and 5 drivers in 5 vehicles. We have a 'kitchen' vehicle (driven by tour leader and chef - Dean), a 'shower...
Simpson Desert Trip June 2019 – prep
Saturday 15 June 2019 The adventure begins. We are off to the Simpson Desert for a 14 day trip glamping trip with Outback Spirit. We've done quite a lot of prep (as you might imagine). Mainly reading to get a good background. More on this later. Today, we had a 4:30am...
Total Knee Replacement – Left Knee – Week 1
7 Feb 2019 Day Zero. 6:45am admission at Calvary Hospital, Wagga. In room 207 in the right-side bed so that I will be able to get out of bed on the left side with a stiff and unmanageable knee for the next few days. Had a shit and then a shower with the special washing...
Jindabyne – Dec 18 and Jan 19
We've come down to Jindabyne for a few weeks over the Xmas and New Year. A very pleasant time. The main activity is riding our new bikes uphill. Yes, we have finally bought new bikes. We had the Giant Rincons for about 10 years. Let's see if we can get a few years out of...
Total Knee Replacement weeks 3 to 5
Total Knee Replacement - 3rd to 5th week after operation Saturday 25 August 2018. Day 16. First day without any crutches - just around the house. The skateboard is certainly helping to achieve more of a bend. Sitting with the leg just dangling is also very helpful. I have...
Total Knee Replacement – Right Knee – week 2 – home one
Total Knee Replacement - 2nd week after operationWednesday 15 August 2018. Day 6. A bit of difficulty getting to sleep last night. I still need the sleeping pills. Today, I'm trying a plan of sitting in a recliner with my feet up and ice pack on and going for a two-lap...
Total Knee Replacement – Right Knee – week 1 – preparation and hospital
Decision time. I've decided to have a Total Knee Replacement of my Right Knee. Why. Over the last 9 months or so, I noticed a rapid decline in my right knee. It was probably aggravated by several factors. 1) Following my left knee restructure 55 years ago, I have over used...
Thoughts on Brexit
Thoughts on Brexit. A local told us that he had voted for Brexit 'because the world would welcome Britain's products - especially the Commonwealth'. I was a bit shocked for three reasons: In the early 1970s, Britain was so excited to join the then 'European Common Market'...
Europe Trip 2018 – week 7 England again
Grave hunter Monday 18 June 2018. Day 49. A short drive today. We are back in England. Two cemeteries. Geoff has ancestors from Haltwhistle just south of Hadrians Wall - these Bells were Reivers. We drove first to Hadrians Wall but could not deal with the tour buses...
Europe Trip 2018 – week 7 more Scotland
Alva - a hillfoots village Believe it or not this is a 2-way street Monday 11 June 2018. Day 42. We are at Alva a small village to the north east of Stirling. We will be here for 5 nights. This is accommodation 14 of 22 and the last of our HomeAway bookings. Alva is a...
Europe Trip 2018 – week 6 Scotland
This week we will drive 1,300km in a 'big circle' from Derbyshire in eastern England, over to the west, up to far northern Scotland, back to the east and down to near Edinburgh. Gretna Green marriage place Saturday 2 June 2018. Day 33. A day of mainly Motorway driving...