On the road again!

In 1 of the photos is a man, Andy, his son, Christopher, his daughter, Danielle and Linda standing near a termite mound. We met Andy while in the Mesquiline Islands in Vanuatu where he was rebuilding an old plantation house on a remote island he had purchased. During dinner that evening he invited us to come stay with him and his family on his "little" 1300 acre farm near Canberra. His farm is self sufficient for water and electricity. That is his solar array and wind generator in 1 photo and the massive battery bank in another. We went for a "bush" walkabout to view Wombat holes, kangaroos and the beautiful bush forest on his land. Our stay with him, his sweet wife Robyn and family was a definite highlight of our 4 week roadtrip. We also stayed in their lovely cabin at Mystery Bay on the coast after our visit with them on their farm. They are a shining example of just how friendly, outgoing and generous Aussies are.
The images of us driving a 4 wheel truck on a beach is from Bribie Island, just N of Scarborough. Jens and Norma who bought our friend's(Brett and Naomi) boat, Fearless,(who we had crossed the Pacific with) are also new aquaintences and they were kind enough to give us their 4 wheeler when they were away for a week. Driving on sand within 5-10 yeards from crashing surf was quite an experience. We had visions of getting stuck and watching the tide roll in over the truck. No worries, mate!!!!!
The city photos are of Melbourne, a most beautiful city with great food, fun, parks and waterfront. We took trams throughout the city and spent Australia Day there celebrating with a million Aussie hosts. 21 gun salutes, military flyovers, parades, barbies(not as in Barbie doll, Bar BQs). A great time was had by all. Small world department. The first person we met in Melbourne was from Victoria and her dad lives in Sidney(our Sidney) she was the on duty manager at the hotel we had booked into so she upgraded us to a mini suite!!! As they say here, Sweet As! Thats about it for now. Love to all. John and Linda


























Greetings, Linda and I are on a 4 week driveabout of E and SE Australia between Brisbane and Melbourne. This is 1 BIG country. I'll expand later but will upload some photos today. We are presently on the coast staying in a friend's cabin about 150 miles from Canberra, Australia's capitol. The photos are from The Blue Mountains, Melbourne, an old hippie town called Nimbin and a wine area called Mudgee. Nimbin is unique in that the law turns a blind eye to the sale of drugs in the streets and alleys. This is the only place in Australia like it. In 1962 they had an Aquarian Festival in the mountains around Nimbin and nobody went home...ever..they just stayed and turned the town into a Shangrila of their own lifestyle. Meanwhile, back in the real world... Later. John and Linda