Birdsville 1993

MooSA / QLD BorderI love police womenBurke and Wills Survey Tree
'TestingThe First AIM Hospital 1923-1937'TheA coldie at noon
The Birdsville Pub
The Moo Mobile outside the Birdsville PubBrian and MeBrian at the Burke and Wills Survey Tree
Lock me up, please, Miss Police Woman
Aeroplanes at BirdsvilleFred Brophy's Boxing TentA Beer, A Hat and a Warning Sign

I visited Birdsville in August 1993 for the Birdsville Races.
I got arrested by an amazonian policewoman, drank lots of beer that cost an arm and a leg per can, sat on a toilet that got flushed by boiling bore water, slept in a tent city and had a fantastic time.
If you ever want to do something unusual when you visit Queensland in mid “winter” (I use the term loosely), then check out the Birdsville Races. It’s something you just have to do 🙂

Sheldon – a little guy on a big adventure

Sheldon’s a toy voyager that we’ve been taking with us on our travels. He has his own travel diary with lots of photos and stories of where he’s been.

When he’s had enough of us, he’ll hop into a padded post bag and fly to some other family in another part of the world, and continue his quest.

You can follow his story here: http://toyvoyagers.com/index.php?a=topic&t=101970

So far he’s travelled over 7,000 km, been on two cruises, explored the North Island of NZ and met lots of people.

Not bad for a small bird, hey?

Skellig Rocks, Kerry

A post card from friends Helen and Fred in Caherdaniel, Ireland. They live not far from the Skellig Rocks which are off the south west coast of Ireland in County Kerry.

We visited this beautiful part of the world in the winter of 2004, and would very much like to return one day.

Thanks for the great card, Helen and Fred!