Packing

Posted on October 8, 2011 by KG

 Heading off to Brisbane for a few days, and after that probably Alice Springs or Lightning Ridge. Or Darwin, maybe.

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30 Responses to Packing

  1. Nemesis says:
    October 8, 2011 at 07:48

    Have a great trip! Lot’s to see and do!

  2. KG says:
    October 8, 2011 at 07:56

    Thanks Nemesis. We’ll probably just noodle our way quietly down the coast for a week or two, looking at boats and enjoying the sight and smell of salt water again. :smile:

    • Darin71 says:
      October 8, 2011 at 09:37

      Any progress on the boat situation?I hear there is a big one for sale cheap,needs minor repair to the hull.

      • KG says:
        October 8, 2011 at 13:20

        It’s too ugly, Darin. :grin:
        Well, we’re still looking–the marine surveyor gave the one we liked the thumbs-down but there are a couple of others which look pretty good. More expensive, though.

        • Darin71 says:
          October 8, 2011 at 14:44

          Just because he says the wood borers are the only thing keeping the water out he nixes it,darned pessimist :lol:

          Have fun on the trip!

          • KG says:
            October 8, 2011 at 14:50

            Thanks. Mostly, the road between here and Brisbane is long, boring straights. Only the occasional kangaroo trying to commit rooicide livens things up.

  3. The Gantt Guy says:
    October 8, 2011 at 09:56

    Us too! A week at Rosebud. No work, no alarm clock, winery visits and fun at the beach.

    • Cadwallader says:
      October 8, 2011 at 10:46

      Holidays? You have obviously been exploiting the workers again! :mrgreen:

      • The Gantt Guy says:
        October 8, 2011 at 11:33

        Well Cad, I got the nicest gift from the downtrodden exploited workers yesterday. After a particularly shitty week, I took them out for lunch yesterday. They gave me a bottle of wine and a note that read:

        “Thanks for being such a great boss and always supporting us. We really appreciate the hard work you’ve put in to help make the place what it is. We hope you have a wonderful, relaxing, well deserved holiday with your family and come back refreshed for another round.”

        This is a clear case of Stockholm Syndrome. Either that or I haven’t used the lash as much as I should! :shock:

  4. KG says:
    October 8, 2011 at 10:57

    Victoria doesn’t have “beaches”–it does have coastal areas swept by sub-Antarctic winds and pounded by huge waves though. Probably the last thing those Mexican immigrants see on their way to Queensland, during one of the frequent refugee waves from the People’s Democratic Republic of Shitstan.
    Wabbit is not a huge fan of Vic. It should have qualified for a place in P.J.O’Rourke’s book “Holidays in Hell”. :lol:

    • The Gantt Guy says:
      October 8, 2011 at 12:10

      :lol:

      Yeah I know, but the house we’ve rented has a spa pool, and is within crawling distance from several excellent wineries. Mrs Gantt didn’t want to fly, so North O’ The Border was out of the question, sadly.

  5. KG says:
    October 8, 2011 at 12:20

    oops! Bad timing:
    ‘Severe storms are battering southeast Queensland, with emergency services warning residents that conditions will worsen and to prepare their homes..’
    :lol:

  6. Carol-Christian Soldier says:
    October 8, 2011 at 13:14

    you Luckies!!!
    Have fun – GECKO and KG-
    Carol-CS

  7. Carol-Christian Soldier says:
    October 8, 2011 at 13:15

    oppps-
    so- you are NOT GOING!?
    C-CS

  8. KG says:
    October 8, 2011 at 13:17

    Thanks, Carol. Of course we’re going–it’s only storms. ;-)

  9. Fairfacts Media says:
    October 8, 2011 at 23:46

    Have a safe journey and plenty of adventures.
    Take plenty of pics too.

    Will you be following the coast road to Townsville and then turn left towards Tenant’s Creek?
    Thats what I did 5 years ago, though I went clockwise on my circumnavigation of Australia.

  10. KG says:
    October 9, 2011 at 05:13

    Not sure yet, FFM. Mostly, The Plan is to go to Brisbane to have a coffee with somebody and then amble down the coast until we know where our next destination is–and we won’t know that for at least a week.

    • Oswald Bastable says:
      October 9, 2011 at 07:13

      I’m just off to Napier for a week and that is as far as the planning has gone.

      Try to plan every detail of a trip away and someone is sure to bugger it up! :roll: