Since it's already tomorrow in Australia, I trust that you're making the most of this special day.
Tex
Happy Birthday Lyn (Bifcus16) :happybirthday:
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Happy Birthday Lyn (Bifcus16) :happybirthday:
Happy Birthday Lyn!
Since it's already tomorrow in Australia, I trust that you're making the most of this special day.
Tex
Since it's already tomorrow in Australia, I trust that you're making the most of this special day.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Thanks all. And you even got the day right!!!
Having a lovely day, with a bottle of bubbly chilled for after dinner.
I haven't been posting much lately. Doing well, health wise. Rarely get digestive issues as dairy is so easy to avoid, but do regularly get my swollen hands and stuff from the gluten. Only because I take risks, mind you, and eat out.
Some of you will remember I got the Jeep earlier this year. It has been fantastic for us - getting involved with a local club has meant we get out and about with new people.
Here's a few shots from a recent trip to Lake Eyre. You might find it interesting to google map these places - there aren't a lot of people actually live in thes areas as they are harsh and remote. When we left Coober Pedy headed towards Adelaide, the GPS told us the next turn was in 538kms and only a couple of roadhouses inbetween, no actual towns.
The Mound Springs near William Creek SA. In a flat desert you find these weird mounds with a spring right on the top. The white ground is salt.
The edge Lake Eyre from a small plane. This lake is normally salt, and being nearly full is a once in a lifetime event.
The abandoned town of Farina. In the 1800's they tried to grow wheat in a desert and it didn't work.
Sunrise over Coward Springs Station. Halfway between Maree and William Creek
I won't show you the photo of us on the back of a tow truck.
We broke a shock absorber on some badly corrugated roads and had to be towed to Coober Pedy, with our van. True outback Aussie trips are sometimes like that.
Cheers,
Lyn
Having a lovely day, with a bottle of bubbly chilled for after dinner.
I haven't been posting much lately. Doing well, health wise. Rarely get digestive issues as dairy is so easy to avoid, but do regularly get my swollen hands and stuff from the gluten. Only because I take risks, mind you, and eat out.
Some of you will remember I got the Jeep earlier this year. It has been fantastic for us - getting involved with a local club has meant we get out and about with new people.
Here's a few shots from a recent trip to Lake Eyre. You might find it interesting to google map these places - there aren't a lot of people actually live in thes areas as they are harsh and remote. When we left Coober Pedy headed towards Adelaide, the GPS told us the next turn was in 538kms and only a couple of roadhouses inbetween, no actual towns.
The Mound Springs near William Creek SA. In a flat desert you find these weird mounds with a spring right on the top. The white ground is salt.
The edge Lake Eyre from a small plane. This lake is normally salt, and being nearly full is a once in a lifetime event.
The abandoned town of Farina. In the 1800's they tried to grow wheat in a desert and it didn't work.
Sunrise over Coward Springs Station. Halfway between Maree and William Creek
I won't show you the photo of us on the back of a tow truck.
We broke a shock absorber on some badly corrugated roads and had to be towed to Coober Pedy, with our van. True outback Aussie trips are sometimes like that. Cheers,
Lyn
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Happy Birthday Lyn!
Sounds like you had a great day and I think being part of a club is a great idea and new friends are a plus. Lovely pictures and the top of my list for places I want to see is right in your pictures.
Love, Maggie
Sounds like you had a great day and I think being part of a club is a great idea and new friends are a plus. Lovely pictures and the top of my list for places I want to see is right in your pictures.
Love, Maggie
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Now that's some desolate country - almost like a moonscape, (except for the water, of course. ).
Thanks for the tour,
Tex
).Thanks for the tour,
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hi Lyn,
Happy belated birthday to you and thanks for letting us share in your adventure through your story and pictures. I've just finished reading Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods", and am getting ready to order his book about traveling in Australia titled "In a Sunburned Country". Have you heard of it?
Wishing you health and happiness.
Love,
Kari
Happy belated birthday to you and thanks for letting us share in your adventure through your story and pictures. I've just finished reading Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods", and am getting ready to order his book about traveling in Australia titled "In a Sunburned Country". Have you heard of it?
Wishing you health and happiness.
Love,
Kari
"My mouth waters whenever I pass a bakery shop and sniff the aroma of fresh bread, but I am also grateful simply to be alive and sniffing." Dr. Bernstein
