Saturday 31 May 2014

Are we there yet?

Most of us have heard the words "are we there yet?" but Nick and I don't have to be anywhere. ....at any time.  Quite a concept to get ones head around, am working (excuse the pun) on it :)

However, since we left home on 26 April 2014 we have travelled pretty far, some 6332 klms and are now in Western Australia in Dampier, home of 'Red Dog'......


Nick and I with the statue of Red Dog

"RED DOG
THE PILBARA WANDERER
DIED NOV 21ST 1979
ERECTED BY THE MANY FRIENDS
MADE DURING HIS TRAVELS"


I am normally pretty tech savvy but this time I had some trouble setting up this blog.  I have worked on it intermittently since the beginning of May when we have been in spots with Internet access and have finally got it working, so now I will be able to post about where we are as well as some photo's.  Will also post about where we have been so far. 

Back to Red Dog......a friendly Kelpie cross who lived his life hitching rides and travelling thoughout Western Australia from 1971 to his death on November 21, 1979.  He was known by many names including Pilbara Wanderer and Dog of the Northwest. His first name way Tally Ho which was given to him by his first owner who was the one who brought him to Dampier.   His was well known by the locals and travelled around Dampier, Karratha, and as far afield as Perth in the south and Broome in the North. 

Dampier - a busy port.






Thursday 1 May 2014

A new beginning....

Well, it has finally happened.  I retired last month.  Yippee....  we are on a new journey, which is something that we were moving towards, but circumstances over the last little while has meant our journey has started earlier than expected.   Things happen for a reason or so the saying goes....

The story is that over a period of time, my husband Nick and I have moved towards a more simple life, one where we can spend more time together and less time filling our days with, you know, the unimportant stuff ..... that we all do everyday but doesn't really enrich our lives.  I am just talking about us now, everyone is different.

Many years ago, I found that I used to buy 'things' because I was unhappy and that they made me happy for a short period of time and then I was unhappy again.  I have become aware of the commercialism of our lives and we are moving to change all that.

So, what is the journey about: it is about us living a simple life, on the road, making do and travelling around Australia, meeting people and experiencing life and living in different communities.

We hope to give back something to the "world" that has given so much to us by volunteering our services as we travel around.

This is our story and I will be posting about places where we are and what we are doing.