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Manning the Forge - Night 14

By noon we had finished grading and laying red granite along the short, 150 meter trail. My primary chore today was assessing the natural drainage of the area and digging in the woo-boys (Australian slang for drainage channel). While most of trail work is rough and physical, drainage...

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exumenius on October 24, 2007 from Stanthorpe, Australia

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Being A Tourist - Just Chillin'

The rest of the week was just spent doing different things here and there including Hartley's Crocodile Farm because I'll never get bored of croc shows. The law of averages states, the more I go and see the more chance that someone will end up with one less limb than they came with. Not that I...

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Koala Bear on October 24, 2007 from Cairns, Australia

from the travel blog: Sod Off Great Big Mission Round Oz

Day Trip to Stanthorpe - Night 13

I awoke to a brisk morning at Dragonweyr. Team Leader John was already up and watching a group of parrots frolic in the bushes. These large, noisy beasts are quite beautiful. Bright red in color with long blue tail feathers, they are also rather good at eluding an amateur photographer such as...

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exumenius on October 23, 2007 from Stanthorpe, Australia

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Driving to Dragonweyr - Night 12

8am scheduled departures for all three volunteer groups caused madness about the house this morning. Just minutes after all our bags were packed into the trailer a rogue cloud arrived and dumped about 15 minutes worth of rain, forcing us to scramble about in search of a tarp. Shortly after 8...

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exumenius on October 22, 2007 from Stanthorpe, Australia

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A Day at Redcliffe Beach - Night 11

Daniel and I awoke at 4am to watch the pre-game for the Rugby World Cup Final in Paris between England and South Africa. The Springboeks (as the Africans are known) were favorites over the Pomies. Being that half of the house is English, I had no choice but vehemently root for the South...

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exumenius on October 21, 2007 from Brisbane, Australia

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Failure in the City - Night 10

I had a checklist of tasks to do and sights to see in the city today. However, in the end, my visions of accomplishment were left unrealized as the great wheel of fate aligned with the stars to conspire against me. Me and the 5 British folk jumped the 10:45 into the city. Following a brief...

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exumenius on October 20, 2007 from Brisbane, Australia

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Thoreau, Rousseau, Laundry? - Night 9

The crew was packed and ready to go and we were on the road home by 8am. At our gasoline stop in Toowoomba, a few of the group grabbed brekky (breakfast) at Hungry Jack’s, the Australian Burger King. I spent a good deal of the ride rereading the beginning of Thoreau’s Walden. I truly doubt a...

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exumenius on October 19, 2007 from Brisbane, Australia

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Still Miles to Go - Night 8

During the night a warm wind howled and by morning it was noticeably cooler and there were even clouds in the sky. I hadn’t seen a cloud since the day I landed. The flies had blown in as well. Though they had been bothersome during the first part of the week, they were poised to reach epic...

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exumenius on October 18, 2007 from Miles, Australia

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Climbing Pomerica Peak - Night 7

Today was the hottest day yet and with team morale appearing to reach a new low last night, I was a bit worried about the crew. However, a little after our morning start we started to come into an area in which the cat’s claw was much thinner and going much easier. Spirits lifted and by lunch...

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exumenius on October 17, 2007 from Taroom, Australia

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Being A Tourist - Day 13

Today was our last day in Cape Tribulation, we headed out on a 4WD tour to Bloomfield Falls at an Aboriginal settlement where a lass called Kathleen Walker took us on a bush walk and told us all kinds of things about bush tucker, bush medicine and her culture. In all the months I've been in...

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Koala Bear on October 17, 2007 from Mossman, Australia

from the travel blog: Sod Off Great Big Mission Round Oz

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