Check the navigation screen - this is the Wimmerle Highway in Victoria. It is NOT a divided highway. More a game of chicken and/or careful sharing of the road. I have not looked up the official definition of highway but I will say my mental definition was not a single paved lane, at least not before now. I have gotten a bit more used to the Prince's highway - the main coast road - with its occasional roundabouts and changes in lane dividers but this was a bit beyond my expectations. It was a step up from the prior road which was similar but stayed a single paved lane. On the "highway" the road crests and curves had a lane and a half of pavement, making it easier to avoid oncoming traffic. It was fine once I got used to it; just took a bit and I needed to trust Betty (the truck) to handle one set of tires in gravel and one on pavement.
This post is more of my Oz-specific signs and experiences. The "Ashes" cricket match is on now and is its own long, drawn out experience, but we won't go there.
However, these things are fair game:
Budgy smugglers are those speedos most commonly seen on German tourists. This video explains when speedos become underwear and vice versa:
Town names and road names are often fun to say -many have aboriginal roots. This one shows up in a poem and we had to make sure we passed through:
There are "horse crossing" signs for the "highways" (even the bigger ones), as well as koala, wombat and kangaroo crossing signs. The ones that give a distance amuse me.
I missed the photo shot but I did see 3 roos across the street from this sign - they went back into the scrub.
Fire is a reality. The weather apps include fire danger. The warning signs start at "moderate":
Outside of Sydney, airports have a different approach to security. Water bottles are fine (including ones with water). This one at Moruya offers food to locals and you don't need a boarding pass. You can grab your own suitcase off the mobile cart when you arrive. They do put it on the plane for you, though.
We even saw our banker on a flight back from Sydney - small community!
And you can tell snow is not common when your husband has you try to capture it out the moving truck window!
Finally, instead of begging pigeons, they have begging lizards. I finally realized this blue-tongued skink was expecting something. She/he likes blueberries
It is also hard to think of Christmas when it is so warm. We probably won't do much more than family dinner this year as we have lots to purchase for the house anyway. More on Aussie Xmas later! Will leave you with this tree decorated with corellas for now!
view from Long Point St across the park to the inlet We are here! We landed in Moruya on Thursday Aug 14 , after leaving Seattle on Monday Aug 12. It was a 2 hour skip to LAX , a long jaunt to Sydney (crossing the international date line ), another 2 hour skip to Merimbula and then a super short hop to Moruya where Scott's Mum was waiting with the car. I took the picture from just down the hill from the house where Scott's parents live along with his sister and her partner. Currently it is just the four of us as Kristy and Pete are white water rafting guides and away for now. Our mailing address (although this would be a silly move) is 11 Long Point St, Potato Point, NSW, 2545, Australia This shire is south of Sydney, and on the coast (note the blue of the inlet above). Map of Potato Point We had lots happening the past month and I will attempt to fill you in on that later! We left Matt is his new house in Roseville and spent a few days visiting Casey in Seat...
The Korean Hanwoo cows look like beef versions of Jerseys and taste SO GOOD. We got to eat Hanwoo beef several times. The cows cannot be exported so you are not likely to get to eat it unless you come to Korea. You should. As part of our visit, we got to see the SNU Agricultural space. This herd was in that region. The farm is up in the mountains so the cows get a great view. They do get to see snow, as well! We went to lunch at a restaurant that was the site of some of the famous Korean dramas. These are containers to make soy sauce: This is one of the owners making us bibimpap (a korean rice bowl), supersized: I loved the truck stops on the way there (drive was about 3.5 hours). Major retail center! The bathroom monitor was a work of technological art We spent most of the day at the farm campus and hit major rush hour on the way back. The other team went to other areas and got to experience this fantastic marvel of shoe protection: They also got back in time to get close ...
We put earnest money down on this property at 184 Barbaroo Rd in Cobargo, New South Wales . This was after having driven up and down the south coast of New South Wales most of Tuesday. This drive included a bit of moving in and out of the rolling hills near Brown Mountain. We looked at three properties with a realtor (Hayden did a lovely job) and liked all three and were ready to research the pros/cons of riverfront that is owned by the crown. [Crown lease is a new term for me; property held by the government but you can have full or partial rights to use it, depending.] The property we looked at with the crown lease was gorgeous and had riverfront that was used in the past for a kayaking company. The owners had also invested in "hip camping" sites. We were not in love with that bit. It was also above our comfort level in price and more than we needed. But absolutely gorgeous. We fell in love with the one we saw this morning though. This one is close to Scott's folks ...
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