SUZUKI HEAVEN or HELL I suppose it depends if you are a SUZUKI or its driver Here at Mt Vernon station WA the little 413 Suzuki plays an important part of the station operations from bore runs to mustering they get hellThe main use is as a bull chaser during mustering these little 4WDs take the place of horses or quads as they are one of the few means of transport that are nimble and strong

My classroom 201112 Take twoThought I would update you with some pics of my new classroom. As some of you are aware I got bumped out of the all girls school I was at Khadeeji Al Kubra Grade 4. There was too many teachers and not enough students for 3 grade 4 teachers. Sothey increased the class sizes to 28 and moved me to another school.Well one word of advice be careful what

the thing is.Im having some resistance from the universe that is in my numerous attempts to get my camera going. I found a place that sells memory chips but luckily I tried it out before I left the store and lo and behold it didnt work. My friend Brittany was there so we tried the chip in her camera and no dice. So I still dont have a chip. But I had the forethought to grab a han

20th OctoberToday we walked up the Cares gorge from Poncebos to Cain a 22km round trip. It was a brilliant walk with sheer drops little tunnels and lots of goats. We also saw a wall creeper the first I have ever seen. The path follows an amazing canal built in the early 190039s high up the gorge which flows through 70 tunnels and still takes water to the hydroelectric plant today.21st Octob

Hi EverybodyWe39ve been to a few places since last time I wrote so I thought I would fill you in to take my mind off the slight nerves about tonight39s match Prediction is an edgy 21 win please please please Not least because despite my warnings about the unpredictable Premier League the hotel owner insists on betting on everything I suggest and Liverpool let us down last nightA

On to Yesa where Phil was going to fly. The lake was nearly empty so it was not as pretty as we expected. We couldn39t see anyone flying nor could we see any access to the ridge. Phil went to enquire in the village but no joy there. In the endas the wind was in the wrong direction anyway we decided to move on. Through GastiezVitoria where we managed to finsd ome LPG hurrah There are on

OK folks. In the continuing adventures of The Choral Project there are now ten people from our tour actually IN Spain at the moment. We have four coming in this afternoon and three more coming in this evening. The largest part of the group is due to arrive Monday afternoon.The good thing is that we39re starting. That there are some people here.The four of us that flew together left SFO at

Binh Duong New City is exactly what it says it is a new city That39s where we are going to be living. We were quite excited that within a week of our arrival the apartment block we will be living in was formally opened. Okay so it wasn39t quite ready for habitation but it was very closeWe were met at our hotel by a Becamex driver who took us the 12km out of town to the IJC Aroma apartme

Pemberton is a country town set amongs forests and fertile farm land.Tourism is a key part of the towns economy and offers all the usual facilities including a very informative visitor centre. The Pemberton Tram is a famous ride through the forests over an old logging track. An impressive steam loco is there also but looks to be under repair at the moment.Now for the good stuff. If you go to Pembe

My wish for you all is that you could experience at least one Dirty Weekend in Phnom Penh. They are one of the most amazing experiences you will have in your lifetime. Tonight there are 16 very satisfied people in PP granted we are bone tired and could probably sleep for a week but we have huge smiles on our faces and we know that by our actions today we will give a lot of joy and happines

Episode 8 South Africa Post Script Photos.by Craig 23.9.11Hi everyone.We have been back home for two weeks but the South Africa trip is still vivid in my memory.Some of our best photos are shown below these are the same as those I posted on Facebook a week or so ago.Craig

cycling home from town unable to whistle or sing the words of Sophia that repeatedly bump around like a needle in a stuck record I hum like my granddad letting the sounds spill over and over the handle bars relaxing into knowing what feels good. because for weeks I have wondered why I am back here and looking at this city you would also wonder but life is slowly falling into the

It was a long bus journey with 2 police check point before you could get to Baoshan just right in time for the only direct bus at 11am heading to Lincang to finish a day journey. Then through Jinggu and Ninger I need to sleep another night in Mojiang. My plan was travel through Sancun where I had never been to and then reach Honghe but find out the road was still blocked so I took the Yungjian

Ho Chi Minh City or is it Saigon is less than an hour away by bus close enough even for a day trip. From TDM the 616 bus takes you right into the centre. Sadly for us one never appeared and we took a small minibus instead which took us to the outskirts of the city. We then had a short taxi ride in.Our first stop was not cultural The Coffee Bean Tea Leaf was a pit stop for coffee. Vietna

Today Joe did a thing he does best. He39d been talking all week about surfing lessons so we challenged him to do his own research and choose a location and instructors which he did North Shore Surf Girls in Haleiwa. We were instructed to meet them behind the 76 station at 9 AM on Thursday which we did arriving just on time. A deeplytanned adorable girl with saltspray tousled hai

Hey BloggersHow about this Kangaroojack39s blog has just had 100000 hits.We have been in Australia nearly 3 years all bar 3 weeks we have produced 613 Blogs 832000 words and 6032 Photo39s posted I really did think we would be at a million words by now what th ehell have we been messing around at.We would love the time to read them all again but don39t have the time.Next miles

Morocco Day 8Another day for moving on today so this morning we left Caroline and Les Jardins de Skoura for the High Atlas mountains above Marakesh. One of the first towns we went through was Ouarzazate or the Hollywood of Morocco. The town and the surrounding area are where quite a few Hollywood films have been made including Gladiator. Not long after leaving Ouarzazate we left the main route thr

After an 11hour flight out of Los Angeles I landed at Narita Airport outside Tokyo. From there I would have to take a train for over an hour more before reaching my destination. As I looked out the train window I saw mostly farmland at first but the population density quickly increased before exploding as the train entered Tokyo. By the time I arrived at Asakusabashi station it was already

What a perfect way to end the night.

We woke up to rain on Saturday. We ate in the communal dining room at the lodge with bicyclists from all over the world. We left around 900 and took the back roads most of the way back to Matt39s place. The drive was spectacular and there were almost no cars on most of the roads. The foliage was just past its prime but the rain really brought out the colors. It cleared part way throug