Hey folks, I'm here and what a trip it has been. From the time my dad dropped me off at the airport in
MPLS it took over 30 hours to arrive in
Woomelang. The flight from LA to Sydney was over 15 hours, and no matter what it knocks you out for the next couple of days. I think the worst part was the last four hours that were spent in a car driving from Melbourne to
Woomelang. Let's just say Australia doesn't spend a lot of their tax dollars on roads. Thankfully the last few kilometers are paved, and not gravel as the roads could be quite
treacherous. Sunday, Heidi and I went out to the farm of a couple she knows through work for a BBQ. If I were to imagine an Australian BBQ this would have been it. We drove out into the bush, onto Travis and Nat's property where we parked our
ute on their paddock, where they had a nice fire
burning. Travis built his own grill and used the wood coals to heat the surface. It was great and I will
definitely make a grill like this when I return to the states. After admiring his grill, we snacked on
pumpkin (squash), sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, onions, sausages, bread and
cole slaw. It was a great barbie!!!! No shrimp unfortunately!!!!! My camera has gone MIA and hopefully turns up soon so I can start posting photos. Thank you all for reading, God bless and
G'day.
Hello everyone!!! Heidi and I spent last week at Rubicon with 46 seventh through ninth graders from the school where she works. I have loaded most of those photos onto a web album that I've started so I will let you know how to find that soon.
category (three beers). Some of the home brews were amazing, others needed some work. In reality if it came down to needing a cold beer I would have taken any of the bottles!!!! Needless to say I'm getting into home brewing now!!! As reward for doing the taste testing I get a one on one training session with the winner. The community of home brewers has been great and supplied me thirty bottles to start my adventure!!!
The last photo is of our backyard, and the two tanks that hold our rain water. Because Australia has been in a major drought the last 10 years water is collected off every building and held in tanks. It is an amazing process. I'll have more to come soon!!!!! 
It has been a great couple of weeks in Australia. My posts are a little out of order, but I think the pictures are the most important part. The first one is of the house we are renting. The yard is about as green as it is going to get the rest of the year!!! The spider is completely harmless but big enough to make a grown man jump out of his sandals. Also below is a picture of the first kangaroo we found hoping around a local vineyard. The owner of the winery was kind enough to take us out in his ute to find kangaroos. We saw five total, but this one (and if you look closely you can see the Joey in her pouch) was the closest and best for photos. Finally we stopped at Lock 11 in Mildura to watch a boat pass through. IT has been a lot of fun. This weekend we attended Manangatag Cup Day (Horse Racing) I would describe it like the Kentucky Derby coming to a town of 500 people. Fancy dresses, big hats, suits, and all the beer you can drink. I'll have pictures for you soon. Oh yeah, I did bet, and won!!!!! Take care!!
Camping at Apex Riverside Resort was a great time. It was a good thing I went to Boy Scout camp as a kid, where I learned how to cook over the coals of a fire. Tea (supper in Australia) consisted of steak, potatoes, and fresh veggies. I built and tended the fire while my sous chef (Heidi), prepared the food.
