Hump de Birdy
New single for 2005 starring John 'The Bird' Eagle. To be proceeded by a poster and graffiti campaign of 'Ban Hump de Birdy'. Samples of rainforest birds are being recorded as we speak. The laughing Kookaburra is the most likely soloist. (he's basically a fluffy kingfisher).
Welcome back dear reader and thanks for your patience. These travellers have been so busy that time to report has been thin.
They visited their close relatives the Moncktons in North Sydney and were regally entertained. The highlight for junior poodles was the trip to the beach where Home and Away is recorded.
Camille parted company with us to meet Darren and hang out for a few weeks before we join forces in NZ for the trip to Tahiti and The Marquesas, (The where? Out with the Atlas and look in the middle of the Pacific Ocean).
Coconut Tail Lynch and self set out on the long road North, The Pacific Coast Highway, and drove for hours through Eucalypt forests. It came time for nosebag and we made an injudicious detour to Newcastle that must have cost at least 2 hours. We were lost in an urban suburban nowhere land that could have been any where on the industrial worldscape. To cap it we could not find a single cafe open to serve grub at 4.30 in the afternoon. Australia closes early; most streets are deserted after about 9.00 p.m. Poodles, as we know, are only coming alive at that hour.
At little one-horse town came to our rescue after Newcastle. It was/is straight out of a movie set in the deep American South as are many of the inland towns further North are. We found the locals friendly, community minded and happy to serve egg and chips on paper plates.
Late in the evening after about 8 hours driving we arrived in Bellingen NSW, and our destination Koompartoo, which being translated means 'new beginnings'. Most appropriate. Here we have a Thai-style chalet on stilts on the edge of the rainforest. Here we met the Goanna, in fact a 'lace monitor', some spiders of dubious intent, some mosquitos of murderous intent and the charming owners. Here we stayed for several days before going North again. We stay there again shortly though.
For a report on Bellingen read above.
Welcome back dear reader and thanks for your patience. These travellers have been so busy that time to report has been thin.
They visited their close relatives the Moncktons in North Sydney and were regally entertained. The highlight for junior poodles was the trip to the beach where Home and Away is recorded.
Camille parted company with us to meet Darren and hang out for a few weeks before we join forces in NZ for the trip to Tahiti and The Marquesas, (The where? Out with the Atlas and look in the middle of the Pacific Ocean).
Coconut Tail Lynch and self set out on the long road North, The Pacific Coast Highway, and drove for hours through Eucalypt forests. It came time for nosebag and we made an injudicious detour to Newcastle that must have cost at least 2 hours. We were lost in an urban suburban nowhere land that could have been any where on the industrial worldscape. To cap it we could not find a single cafe open to serve grub at 4.30 in the afternoon. Australia closes early; most streets are deserted after about 9.00 p.m. Poodles, as we know, are only coming alive at that hour.
At little one-horse town came to our rescue after Newcastle. It was/is straight out of a movie set in the deep American South as are many of the inland towns further North are. We found the locals friendly, community minded and happy to serve egg and chips on paper plates.
Late in the evening after about 8 hours driving we arrived in Bellingen NSW, and our destination Koompartoo, which being translated means 'new beginnings'. Most appropriate. Here we have a Thai-style chalet on stilts on the edge of the rainforest. Here we met the Goanna, in fact a 'lace monitor', some spiders of dubious intent, some mosquitos of murderous intent and the charming owners. Here we stayed for several days before going North again. We stay there again shortly though.
For a report on Bellingen read above.
posted by Tim Goulding at Saturday, January 22, 2005
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