Just listening to the podcast by the North Carolina University and they are talking about huge earthworms that live in East Gippsland (SE of Melbourne!). Wow ! I could do with a few of them in the garden!
Holiday in Wonderland (The Grampians)
I went away camping this weekend in the Grampians
On the way we hired a 4wd (we wanted more space than a Hyundi getz) and this was all they had. I have to say it is a really silly vehicle to hire. It uses loads of gas and is not that big inside is uncomfortable to drive and you loose your bond on the vehicle if it gets so much as scratched (so no off-roading). Why do people hire these?
It rained friday night and kept us both up all night. On Saturday we bought ear plugs which meant we slept well on Saturday.
Anyway we also hit a number of bird sized moths on the way. Below is a picture of the vehicle and a moth I prized from the bumper.
Highlights
Grampains is awesome we went here first (Mckenzie falls or black fish falls)
and here (Wonderland)
and here (the grand canyon in Wonderland)
Details
Got to Eurpoecar at 4:00 left at 4:30 went hope and packed. Left house at 6:30 arrived at campsite at 10:30.
put tent up in 15 mins
The Cathedral Ranges National Park & Fire
I have just got back from the cathedral ranges National Park. We bought a new canvas tent. The tent was good and easy to put up although the bag has ripped allready hmm.
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| From Catherdral Ranges 5/04/10 11:15 AM |
Cathedral Ranges national Park last year 98% of it was burnt by the fire.
We were close to the town of Taggerty which had an exhibition and a sausage sizzle on the fire from the previous year which included small books written by the survivors. We went to the town of Alexandra (Which has a statue of Princess Alexandra of Denmark shipped from the UK).
We also went to Marysville – a town that was burnt down in one of the 400 fires that raged during the the Black Saturday bush fires. We both found it quite sombre but also positive as the town is starting to be rebuilt. (Details here )
A short video of Marysville before the fire
Marysville after the fire
Wiki on Brunswick and Northern Suburbs
Brunswick has a wiki
I live in a suburb of Victoria called Brunswick and I just found a wiki -see below
Day 1 Christchurch
We arrived in Christchurch in time for new years celebration
They had an alcohol ban in the city and a band it was very nice. Mum and dad liked it. Christchurch is a lovely plaace with very little traffic.
(our photos on the way – once I get back)
The origin of the name New Zealand
We are in New Zealand below is a map of where we are going on our trip (with markers indicating where we are staying)
View New Zealand Trip Jan 2010 in a larger map
Ever wondered where New Zealand got it’s name?
“Zeeland (
pronunciation (help·info)), also called Zealand in English and Zeelandic, is a province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands (hence its name, meaning “sea-land“) and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about 2930 km², of which almost 1140 km² is water. Large parts of Zeeland are below sea level. The last great flooding of the area was in 1953. Tourism is an important economic activity. Its sunny beaches make it a popular holiday destination in the summer. Most tourists are Germans. In some areas, the population can be two to four times higher during high summer season. The coat of arms of Zeeland shows a lion half-emerged from water, and the text “luctor et emergo” (Latin for “I struggle and I emerge”).” Zeeland ( pronunciation (help·info)), also called Zealand in English and Zeelandic, is a province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands (hence its name, meaning “sea-land“) and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about 2930 km², of which almost 1140 km² is water. Large parts of Zeeland are below sea level. The last great flooding of the area was in 1953. Tourism is an important economic activity. Its sunny beaches make it a popular holiday destination in the summer. Most tourists are Germans. In some areas, the population can be two to four times higher during high summer season. The coat of arms of Zeeland shows a lion half-emerged from water, and the text “luctor et emergo” (Latin for “I struggle and I emerge”).FULL wikipeadia entry here
Dinner date on a bike
This went on just now my mate Carla went and has been telling me about it. It was a cycle with someone that had a mobile kitchin (pulled by bicycle)
The website is here http://www.ride-on-dinner.net/video.html
My first blog
Here we are then my first blog. I am aiming to put all of the podcasts I have been enjoying recently on here and anything else I think of. I doubt I will put allot of blogs on here though.