Rough driving on the dirt roads to the river…
Yesterday afternoon, we climbed into the little car, still coated in a fine layer of bush dust from our earlier outings, and...
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Quiet in the bush on the weekends…”Oh, what a night” at Jabula!…We couldn’t have had more fun!…
As we have mentioned many times over the years, fewer animals come to our holiday home on weekends. It has become a...
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Quiet contemplation of my version of paradise…
I can’t explain how many times yesterday I said, I am so happy here. It seemed to spill out of me without...
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We have arrived…Loving life in the bush once again!!!…
It was a long two travel days, the kind that seem to stretch beyond the limits of time and patience, where...
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Thanks to our wonderful landlords!…One day and counting…
Today, as we spend our last full day in Penguin, Tasmania, we find ourselves reflecting with deep appreciation and a full heart....
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Two days and counting…The packing is underway…New travel advisory for adventurers…
"The U.S. Just Updated Its Travel Advisory for This Outdoor Adventure Destination After Civil Unrest—What Travelers Should Know The gateway to Mount...
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Itinerary for our upcoming transpacific cruise…Sailing on April 14…Leaving Penguin in three days…
In three days, we will begin the familiar ritual of packing up our temporary life and moving on, this time for the...
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Time moves so quickly…Why is that?…Four days and counting…
It is a curious thing, this sense that time is slipping past more quickly now than it ever did before. I find...
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Happy Easter to those who celebrate in the Western Hemisphere…CDC report on cleanliness on cruise ships..Six days and counting…
An important article about cleanliness on cruises, of the utmost importance to us now, is from this source: "These Are the...
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Happy Easter to all who celebrate!..Seven days and counting…
Today is Easter here in the Eastern Hemisphere, a gentle reminder of how traditions shift when you are far from what once...
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